[BCMA] Logging Arch/Michigan Wheels

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Tammy
We have Logging Arches at the Princeton Museum. Attached is a photo.
Ours are called "Michigan Big Wheels". The wheels are 8 feet in diameter.
-*Terry Malanchuk*

*Operations Manager-Princeton and District Museum and Archives*

*PO Box 281, 167 Vermilion Ave., Princeton B.C. Canada V0X 1W0*

princetonmuseum at gmail.com

*princetonmuseum.org <http://princetonmuseum.org>  250-295-7588  cell:
250-293-6760*

On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 9:13 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hello, Museum-world,
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> It’s random question time! Do any of you know of logging arches in any
> museum collections in Canada? Or, are you aware of them having been used in
> your area, even if you don’t happen to have one in your collection?
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> Logging arches, also called Michigan Wheels, Big Wheels, katydids, and a
> host of variations, are essentially horse-drawn log skidders – two 10’
> wheels with a massive axle and a pole to hitch the horses to. We have one,
> and I know of maybe a couple dozen others – all in the US. I’m trying to
> get some idea of just how widespread they were and how many might still
> exist. Here’s a photo of ours, just in case my highly-technical description
> doesn’t actually give you any idea what I’m talking about:
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> Thanks!
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> Tammy
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