Log

Name/Title

Log

Description

end of a sill log from an old barn; sides show a taper; front end is cut for mortice and tenon construction; this end has the tenon part which also has two 1-1/4" holes drilled in it; one side of the tenon has scoring lines showing how a square was used to center the holes for drilling This was part of a barn Lynn Pitts' grandfather owned; the barn was destroyed by a tornado in the 1950's and this part was saved from the rubble as a curiosity.

Collection

Mr & Mrs Lynn Pitts

Acquisition

Accession

1983.069

Source or Donor

Pitts, Lynn and Mary Kay

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 24, 2001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pitts

Create Date

February 24, 2001

Update Date

August 20, 2024