Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
Ernest Colby (1884-1969) sharpened the saw blade of a portable sawmill with a stone. The sawmill had a circular saw with a carriage mechanism to move the logs into the saw.
The saw had a lever that allowed operators to control the thickness of the board. The mill could be moved from location to location around the island.
About This Item
- Title: Ernest Colby sharpening saw blade, Westport Island, ca. 1918
- Creation Date: circa 1918
- Subject Date: circa 1918
- Location: Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: ColbyGreenleaf.Photo.33.circa1918
- Collection: Colby Greenleaf Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Loggers
- Lumber industry--Maine--Westport Island
- Machinery
- Sawmills--Maine--Westport Island
- Westport Island (Me.)
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Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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