This slide show accompanies an article posted at gwentuinman.com and http://pickeringmuse.tumblr.com/. The subject matter deals with Beef Rings, cooperatives established by Upper Canada settlers to ensure the availability of fresh beef over summer months.

1. Beef Ring Barn
Pickering Museum Village
Photographs by Gwen Tuinman
www.gwentuinman.com

3. Water was poured into this well to
cool the stone as while it was
sharpening metal blades.

4. This portable rack could hold a side
of beef so two men could maneuver
it into position for the butcher.

16. This portable scale was used for
weighing heavier cuts of meat.
Weights were hung on the left side.

19. Visit the Pickering Museum Village
www.pickering.ca/museum