Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija.
Ownership
Public
Owner
Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija
Local / Original ID Number
510:IDR;EZ-113‒EZ-115;RZ-554
Type of Object
Mine
Description
Short description
A crosscut saw has two wooden handles, which are secured with two rivets. It has a typical semicircular sawplate, which has different sized triangular teeth.
Measures
Length 113‒131.4 cm, width 2.9‒5.5 cm, height 9‒30 cm.
Materials
Steel, wood.
Dating
End of the 19th century.
Author / Producer
Manufacturer information is not known.
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Original use
The crosscut saws were used for sawing wood logs of different width in the pit and in Idrija Mercury Mine outdoor facilities. They could also be used in the surroundings of Idrija for cutting down the trees. Two people were needed for handling the saw.
Present use
The crosscut saws (four in total) are being preserved, secured and presented as an important mining heritage of Idrija with exceptional universal values. They are a part of the mining and ethnological collection of the Idrija Municipal Museum. Visitors can view one crosscut saw within the permanent museum exhibition “Five Centuries of the Mercury Mine and the Town of Idrija”. Three of them are stored in the depot and can be used for temporary museum exhibitions. All the described saws can also be used for different types of mercury heritage promotions.
Original location
Forest in the surrounding of Idrija.
Present location
Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle (showroom 10); Idrija Municipal Museum, depot Prelovčeva 2.
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
The objects were restored in the Goriška Museum restoration workshop. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premises is ensured.
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
Regular seasonal maintenance.
DOCUMENTATION
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