_hand-sled_
hand These are of two kinds, the slide and the catamaran. The slide was a segment cut out of plank, the convex side to move on the snow. The catamaran was made like a hand-sled. To these carriages two dogs were harnessed/ in tandem, and a man on the left side, to guide the carriage and its load with...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35189 |
| Summary: | hand These are of two kinds, the slide and the catamaran. The slide was a segment cut out of plank, the convex side to move on the snow. The catamaran was made like a hand-sled. To these carriages two dogs were harnessed/ in tandem, and a man on the left side, to guide the carriage and its load with his right arm, while a "hauling rope" would pass over his left shoulder.In Bonavista the man and his two dogs. PRINTED ITEM W Kirwin 2/76 JH 2/76 He doesn't tell how hand-sled made Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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