Crosscut Saw
Title
Crosscut Saw
Subject
Agricultural implements--United States--History--19th century--Pictorial works .
Description
This is a photo of a crosscut saw common in the 18th and 19th centuries . It was an important tool for felling trees . During winter months , when farmers had fewer chores , they would cut timber on the land and sell it . go Most farmers at this time , including PA farmers , had their own woodlots . In a letter Agnes Graham sent to her brother , she writes that he needed to cut logs and rail timbers on her land . It is likely either this saw or the buck saw was used for cutting that wood . Sources : The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County , PA : Graham Collection Letter 1 (GC1) ; Antique Tool Historian Ron Barlow ; Gates , Paul W . The Impact of the Civil War : Agriculture and the Civil War . Ed . Nevins , Allan . New York : Alfred A. Knopf , Inc , 1965 . Print . ; Fletcher , Whitcomb W . Pennsylvania Agriculture and Country Life 1840-1940 . Harrisburg : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission , 1955 . Print .
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
Vince's Agriculture Project Vol. I
Source
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana, County, PA: Agriculture Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Language
English
Contact
For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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