Timber jack
Description
Section of wood with a spinning double-ended handle and a metal post which slides out from the main, wooden section. It has a metal foot at the other end and a short section of chain attached, part-way up.
Object detail
Production period
Subject person
Classification
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The
timber
jack
is
a
mechanical
device
used
to
stabilise
or
roll
heavy
logs.
They
were
very
commonly
used
in
the
18th
and
early
19th
centuries
to
move
felled
timber
when
clearing
land
and
for
the
logging
industry.
Accession number
A102.350
Collection type
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