Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.44.05 |
Object Name |
Shears, Sheep |
Date |
c.1930 |
Features |
Shears for shearing sheep. Made from one piece of steel bent and forged with the ends worked into blades set against one another; operated by squeezing them together. |
Object Story |
This pair of shears was used to shear sheep at the Asselstine Woolen Mill where Ross Edward Long worked and lived for an undetermined period of time. Ross would hold the sheep during the shearing process, being paid 10 dollars a month plus board. At this time the Asselstine Woolen Mill was located in Odessa Ontario and was likely owned by Rob Asselstine. A factor in Ross choosing to work at the woolen mill may have been his maternal grandmother Amanda Ordacia Weese, whose maiden name was Asselstine. The Asselstine Woolen Mill began operating in 1828 and ran until 1947. In 1960, the mill was moved to Upper Canada Village where it is once again functional. At Upper Canada Village the Asselstine Woolen Mill is the only operating mill from the 1800's in North America. While the mill was located in Odessa, it produced yarns, blankets, carpets and more. Ross Edward Long was born October 19, 1918, likely in Tamworth to Russell Harrold Long and Jannet Catherine (Nettie) Weese. In 1921 The whole family including Ross' two older brothers and possibly a younger sister moved from Tamworth to a farm on County Road 2. Ross married Madge Victoria Keech (1914-1987) April 14, 1947. They had two sons. |
People |
Long, Ross Edward Asselstine, Robert Long, Russell Harrold Long, Madge Victoria (nee Keech Long, Jannet Catherine (nee Weese) |
Subjects |
Sheep Shearing Shearing Tools Farm Tools Animal Husbandry |
Search Terms |
Tamworth County Road 2 County Rd. 2 Asselstine Woolen Mill |