002.333.Idrija

Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija.

Public

Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija

510:IDR;EZ-112, RZ-120, RZ-555

Mine

The crosscut saws have straight sawplates, which have teeth of the same size and irregular shape. They have one wooden handle on each side, which were straight or curved towards the inside. The joint is made with two rivets.

Length 93‒132 cm, width 2.9‒5.5 cm, height 14‒26 cm.

Steel, wood.

The time of creation is unknown.

Manufacturer information is not known.

The crosscut saws were used for cutting down trees or sawing the logs. Sawing was performed by two people. The saws were used for setting different support structures in the Idrija Mercury Mine pit, in the accompanying mining plants and in the forests in Idrija surroundings. They could also be used privately.

The crosscut saws (three in total) are being preserved, secured and presented as 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 two crosscut saws within the permanent museum exhibition “Five Centuries of the Mercury Mine and the Town of Idrija”. One of them is stored in the depot and can be used for temporal museum exhibitions. All the described saws can also be used for different types of mercury heritage promotions.

Idrija Mercury Mine, Inzaghi Shaft, Idrija surroundings.

Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle (showroom 7 and 10); Idrija Municipal Museum, depot Prelovčeva 2.

The objects were restored in the Goriška Museum restoration workshop. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premises is ensured.

good

Regular seasonal maintenance.

- Inventory Book of the Idrija Municipal Museum.

Mestni muzej Idrija

Miha Kosmač

15. 3. 2018

Never