Johnnie barra

johnny1 n There were two other kinds of hand barrows used around the 'room' Premises for bringing fish - the 'Johnnie barra' and the Draft Barra. The Johnnie 'bar' weighed about 12-14 pounds and was suitable for boys to use. It could carry about a quintal and one half o...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1973
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38515
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Summary:johnny1 n There were two other kinds of hand barrows used around the 'room' Premises for bringing fish - the 'Johnnie barra' and the Draft Barra. The Johnnie 'bar' weighed about 12-14 pounds and was suitable for boys to use. It could carry about a quintal and one half of fish (168 lbs.). see diagram No. 30 [see 'barrows', 'hand barrow'] G.M.Story FEB 1973 JH FEB 1973 DNE-cit Used I Used I 1 Used I hand barrow, johnny barrow, BARROW,Johnny-come-tickle-me, JOANIE-COME-TICKLE-ME, johnny magorey, johnny miller, DOWS'Y POLL, johnny poker, JOLLY Checked by Adrian Young on Mon 15 Jun 2015; Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 12 Aug 2015