Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society
Description
The pickaroo was used mainly in early sawmills by the sawyer or his assistant for the turning and shifting of logs.
The wooden handle on this pickaroo was whittled. It is slightly curved. The metalic part appears to have been made in a blacksmith shop.
About This Item
- Title: Pickaroo, Presque Isle, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Metal, wood
- Dimensions: 62 cm x 18.5 cm x 3.5 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Presque Isle Historical SocietyPO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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