| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Caulk remover | 120907T6 |
| 13" long, 2" wide |
| unsigned |
| This is a heavy hooked implement for removing caulk from ships. |
| Caulking iron | 5315T3 |
| 10" long, 1" wide, 3/8" thick |
| unsigned |
| Caulking iron (3) | 120907T10 |
| 5 1/2" long, 1 1/2" wide; 7" long, 2 1/4" wide; and 5 5/8" long, 1 1/2" wide |
| signed "J.STORTZ" |
| This is a set of three fairly standard steel caulking irons. The medium-sized one shows |
| significant evidence of heat treating. John Stortz worked in Philadelphia, PA starting in 1853 |
| and later added "& Son" to the company name (Nelson 1999, 762). |
| Caulking mallet | 120907T5 |
| 13" long, 11 1/4" wide |
| unsigned |
| This is a typical shipbuilders' caulking mallet. |
| Caulking wheel | 120907T7 |
| 8" long, 2 1/4" wide |
| unsigned |
| This tool is used to finish caulking work on a ship. |
| Chisel | 102911T3 |
| signed "HOMER" "CAST STEEL" |
| The term cast steel only describes the forge-welded "steeled cutting" edge, which is clearly |
| visible. Also visible is the forged weld socket. It is made by Benjamin H. Homer & David C. |
| Homer, Bucksport, Maine, 1850. |
| Deck chisel | 121311T5 |
| 11" long, 1" wide, 4 3/4" long handle | bio |
| signed "HIGGINS & LIBBY" "Portland" |
| This is also known as a ships' carpenters' chisel. Higgins & Libby were Portland, ME, toolmakers |
| in 1856. It is hand-forged, and while not signed cast steel, is likely to be locally forged |
| German steel. There is no evidence of laminated steel construction. It appears to be all steel |
| extending up to a malleable iron socket. |
| Fid | 81212T1 |
| 13 1/2" long, 8" long spike |
| signed "B.D. Wiley Boston. 1858." |
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