Metal Saw for Wine Making and Plumbing
Dateca. 1920
Mediumwood, metal
Dimensions18 × 28 × 1 in. (45.7 × 71.1 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Domenico Barbieri Family
Object numberPC2023.4.4
DescriptionWooden handled metal saw with a metal wire at the top used on a wine press and for plumbing. The handle with symmetrical sides of curved wood leading to an out-turned wave shape with metal wire wrapped around the top on both left and right sides. The wire is intertwined and there is a central wooden piece connecting it in the center. The thin metal saw is held with wooden plugs at the bottom and a nail going through the wood and metal on both sides. There is a smoothed curve design on each wooden section thinning it slightly.On View
Not on view
ca. 1955
