Name/TitleTimber drag - Timber Jim or Jill
About this objectItem used at Ivy Farm, Redgrave.
A device for moving felled timber out of woodland areas.
Known in Norfolk as a "Jill" it is also referred to as a Timber Jim.
Medium and MaterialsPole: oak (?)
Wheels: nave of elm, spokes of oak, felloes of ash
MeasurementsMetric measurements:
Diameter of the wheels:215.1cm
Thickness of the wheels:46cm
Length of the shaft:381cm
Width of the shaft:139.2cm
Thickness:54cm
Diameter of hub: 43cm
Thickness: 12cm
Braces: 5 feet 6 inches
Pole: 12 feet
Rear staples project: 6 1/2 inches and 5 inches
Ring outer diameter: 5 1/2 inches
Pole tip: 3 inches
Front shadrel: 1 foot 3 inches
Body width: 4 feet 2 1/2 inches
Body height: 1 foot 3 inches
Body thickness: 6 inches
Wheels diameter: 7 feet (14 spokes)
Diameter of nave: 1 foot 4 1/2 inches
Tyres: 4 3/4 inches
7 felloes each: 2 feet 8 inches (inner chord)
Thickness: 5 inches
Track: 6 feet 3 inches
Object numberSTMEA:A.2447
Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)