History
Logging tongs used by a steam donkey to pick up logs for loading onto rail cars or trucks.
This item is part of the George Yates Collection. The items in this collection had previously been stored outside at the village yard for a number of years before they were brought into the museum collection. As a result, they have some rusting.
Description
These logging tongs are designed with a pivot point on the arms, which gives the jaws leverage when the tongs are hoisted and the points of the jaws dig into the log. The tongs have a ring at the top of the arms to be hooked into the hoisting cable from the steam donkey. "24" is stamped on each side of the tongs at the pivot point. This indicates the largest diameter "24 inches" of log that the tongs are designed to lift.
Item Details
- Materials: steel (alloy)
- Archival Reference: 2010.002.001
- Manufacturer: [unknown]
- Donor: Yates, George
- Donated: 2010/06/15
- Size: 80 x 43 x 7 cm