Inventory | Ethnography | Seghetto del macellaio
- Common name
- Butcher's hacksaw
- Material
- iron
Description
The butcher's hacksaw was a tool with a U-shaped metal frame and a serrated blade. It was used to cut meat into smaller pieces.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- butcher shop
- Craft
- butcher
Preserved specimen
An instrument consisting of a U-shaped metal frame joined at both ends by a serrated blade. The frame is provided with an iron handle of red varnish. The blade segments are attached to the frame by nailing near the handle and a wing nut screw at the opposite end.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s020-00505
