Log Anchor Loop
Log anchor loop, at the time, a heavy metal tool with a flat, sharp end with a hook on the other end.
This week’s What’s New Wednesday had a special purpose in the world of moving timber. A tool famous for such activities is called a log anchor loop.
The flat end of the log anchor would be driven into a “lead” log for moving down a river. Other logs would be tied to the lead log. People would use long wooden poles with metal hooks on the end, called peaveys, to control the wood as it floated on the water. This 6.5-inches-long log anchor helped to avoid significant log jams and move much needed wood to market.
1977:004:013 SDAHM Collection, donated by the Estate of George E. Weber
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