Lumbering Exhibit

Cookstove, Wood
1992.22
Jewett's Special wood cook stove
Jewett's Special wood cook stove model number 9A with four removable lids. One lid has two additional lids that may be removed. There is an oven with two side doors for access. The stove has a water reservoir in the back with a removable lid on top.... View Full Record
Pan, Frying
1991.37
Frying pan from Merrill Hotel
Cast iron frying pan used in the Merrill Hotel with two pour spouts. A number 10 is stamped on the bottom indicating the size of pan.... View Full Record
Iron, Waffle
0008.22
Waffle iron
This Griswold American No. 8 waffle iron was manufactured for use on wood stoves. The base enables the iron to rotate on the stove and comes with wire handles to reduce heat.... View Full Record
Griddle
1992.139
Cast iron griddle
A cast iron griddle commonly used on wood stoves.... View Full Record
Chest, Medicine
1992.155
Thompson's Camp Remedies medicine chest
Medicine chest number 202 kept at Camp I operated by the Goodman company which contained medical remedies for both the horses and the people. The chest contains the original packing list with the title, "Thompson's Camp Remedies" which was signed by... View Full Record
Saw, Ice
2009.23.2
Ice Saw
Hand operated ice saw with wood handles used to cut ice on lakes or rivers into blocks that were kept in ice houses and used in ice boxes in homes to keep foods cool.... View Full Record
Peavy
1994.42
Peavy
The peavy has a cant hook and a spiked end. It was used for rolling, lifting, and prying logs. The peavy was found in the Pike River in Dunbar on the property of Joseph Kristoff while chugging for deadheads on their property. Deadheads are logs burie... View Full Record
Hammer, Marking
1999.12.1
Log stamp hammer
A stamp hammer with a bronze head with the markings "WIB" on one end that was used to stamp the ends of logs to prove ownership during drives down rivers.... View Full Record
Saw, Two-handed Crosscut
2002.6.1
Two man crescent taper-ground saw
Two man crosscut bucking saw (post saw) has a perforated lance-tooth pattern (groups of four alternately set cutters separated by an unset raker with gullets on each side) which is a general utility pattern for cutting hard and frozen wood. Note the... View Full Record
Bucksaw
2002.6.2
Bucksaw
The bucksaw has a red painted hardwood frame. The saw contains original turnbuckle tensioner and metal pins to hold crosscut blade. Bucksaws were used to cut logs and firewood into lengths.... View Full Record
Nail
2005.2
Parent Dam spike
A metal spike taken from Parent Dam on the Pike River about five miles south of Amberg.... View Full Record
Ax, Felling
2006.15
CCC double bit ax
Double bit ax used in local area CCC camp. Ax head, handle shoulder, and upper belly of handle are painted red.... View Full Record
Saw, Chain
2008.6
Titan ER two-man chain saw
A Titan model ER two-man chain saw with a 24 inch cutting bar. The saw's engine has two cylinders and is rated at 10 h.p. The saw has a centrifugal clutch, a bevel gear transmission, and is made of sand casted aluminum. The cutting bars came in leng... View Full Record
Scale, Timber
2011.3
Lufkin log scales used by Patty Jean
Wooden log scaler with a metal hooked end owned by Patty Jean which uses the Scribner's Decimal C rule to determine the number of board feet that can be cut from a log.... View Full Record
Saw, Circular
2002.6.4
Buzz saw blade
A circular saw blade used on a cordwood or buzz saw with a 13/8 inch shaft for cutting lengths of firewood.... View Full Record
Saw, Chain
2001.18
Mall 3 MG chain saw
Mall 3MG chain saw with a 30 inch bar.... View Full Record
Wedge
2001.15.2
Log splitting wedge
Steel wedge used to prevent logs from binding when cutting with a crosscut or bucking saw.... View Full Record
Saw, Crosscut
2001.15.1
Modified crosscut saw
A one man crosscut bucking saw with a straight taper ground blade to prevent binding and a champion-tooth pattern that consists of two alternately set cutting teeth and an unset raker with a gullet between that allows heavy sawing in extra hard, dry,... View Full Record
Scribe, Timber
1997.45
Timber scribe
A timber scribe with two cutters and a point used to mark trees for identification by loggers or surveyor contained in a leather case.... View Full Record
Tongs, Skidding
1994.32
Logging tongs
1 set of curved skidding tongs used to pull logs. The tongs are held in the center by a pin and there is a round welded ring at the top for attaching chains.... View Full Record
Pulley
2008.3.1
Two shive wooden pulley
Two shive wooden pulley often used in logging and agriculture.... View Full Record
Sled, Log
1992.126
Model of Log Sled
A handmade scale model of a log sled complete with skids and chains. The horses and driver are not handmade.... View Full Record
Saw, Crosscut
1991.97
E. C. Atkins post saw found in Pike River
The saw appears to be a one person crosscut saw (post saw) for felling trees or bucking logs into lengths, however, since it was found in the Pike River its owner may have been using it to saw ice.... View Full Record
Saw, Crosscut
1991.56
One person crosscut saw
One man crosscut bucking saw (post saw) with a champion-tooth pattern (two alternately set cutter teeth and an unset raker with a gullet between them) that allows heavy sawing in extra hard, dry, or frozen wood. The saw blade is straight taper groun... View Full Record
Ax, Fire
1991.44
Fire ax
Fire ax with a single bit ax head and pick head.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.2
White Pine
White pine logs floated down the Pike River to a saw mill located south of Dave's Falls run by the Wright Brothers. The man in the photo is Louis Redeman, Superintendent for the Wright Bros.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.3
Dow Dam Camp
The Dow Dam Camp owned and operated by the Menominee River Boom Co. housed river drivers and maintenance crews. School children often stopped for cookies and doughnuts on their way to school.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.4
Dow Dam
Photograph of Dow Dam on the Pike River operated by the Menominee River Boom Company. The dams controlled water level enabling the movement of millions of board feet of logs on their way to saw mills.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.5
Pike River log drive
River drivers driving logs down the Pike River near either the Dow or Roller dams.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.6
Log jam on Pike River
Log jam on the Pike River at Dave's Falls. River drivers would use dynamite to blast the logs and free up the jam.... View Full Record
Postcard
0011.7.7
Log sleigh
Post card of sleigh carrying a load of logs on an ice road. The sleigh consisted of two bobs with a tongue connecting the team of horses to the front bob.... View Full Record
Print, Photographic
0011.7.8
Holt crawler hauling virgin timber
A holt crawler pulling a long train of logging sleighs on a iced road at Panghorn. The logs were cut from one of the last stands of virgin timber owned by the Sawyer Goodman Company.... View Full Record
Postcard
0011.7.9
Logging crew loading train car loads of logs
Logging crew after loading logs using a trammer and a team of horses onto flat cars of the Wisconsin-Michigan Railroad spur west of Holmes Junction.... View Full Record
Book
2012.6
Lumberjack lingo
A dictionary of expressions and terms used in logging camps in the northeast and upper midwest.... View Full Record