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    This is a hand created replica of a wooden tramway which was used for the horses to travel toward the greenway at the sawmill. The logs would be unloaded and travel up the greenway into the sawmill b

    The quilt making was initiated by May Thompson and assembled in her home. A list of names of all the contributing families can be seen here.

    Names Listed On the Quilt: AMES ON 1920'S QUILT. A. J. Abernethy Fred Adams Grace Adams R. R. Adams J. Addison J. M. Albert Dr. A. A. Allan Mr & Mrs G. Allen F. Anderson J. B. Anderson R. F. Anderson

    The quilter was Annie Jones.

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    This cash register is a family heirloom, belonging to the donor's father, Norman Solomon and grandfather, Albert Solomon. Mr. Albert Solomon started Solomon's Store, a department store which was oppo

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    Accession # x980.335.1 This two man chainsaw was used to cut lumber and was donated to the Timber Village Museum by The McFadden Lumber Co. Emil Lerp, the founding father of Dolmar Company, in 1927,

    This saw manufactured by Wright is possibly a Model GS-2520 that was only in production from 1958 to 1959 and was actually a reciprocating saw/chainsaw.

    Accession Number: X980.334.1 This piece is the First gas powered portable chainsaw manufactured by Rinco (Germany) and probably sold by the first salesman Andreas Stihl (later the founder of Stihl In

    Serial # 35588130.

    Accession Number # 1001.5.1

    This is a very unique item and was produced by Trams Manufacturing Co. from Chicago, Illinois (Crystal Lake, Ill) and is a 3.5 hp, 77 cc engine. It was produced approximately around 1957. Model # 242

    This birch bark canoe and wooden paddle were created by hand by Nap Vincent, (son of William Vincent). The paddle displays native style artwork in the form of a totem pole with various animals.

    This canoe was made by native people from the Moosonee area and is constructed with pine bark, pine sap, leather strapping and wood slats. It measures 21 feet long and weighs approximately 130 pounds

    Traditional snowshoes are made of a hard wood, usually ash. The webbing material is rawhide, which is strips of denuded animal skin. The animal from which the webbing material was retrieved was tradi

    This typewriter belonged to Augustus Bridle (1868- 1952). Born in the village of Cann in southern England, he was sent to Canada in 1878 by the National Children’s Home. Bridle worked on Ontario farm

    This is an American regulation issue cavalry sabre that has a “US” inscription on one side of the curved blade and an “N. Ward” inscription on the other. The sword is made of forged steel and feature

    A sampler sewn by Margaret Stewart in 1811. The sampler measures 38cm x 90cm, and there is a dark green trim around the outside. The lettering on the sampler reads "Learning will stand you friend whe