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| 19 | Tho-shot | 31901T1 | bio | photo | MH |
| Wood (spruce), 30" long, 3 1/2" diameter end knurl, unsigned. |
| It may also be spelled thorough-short or thorough-shot. A tho-shot is the wooden pin used to secure log booms for the spring log drives. The |
| tho-shot in the Davistown Museum had been for sale for about 25 years, first at the Jonesport Wood Co. in West Jonesport and then at the |
| Hulls Cove Tool Barn for $16.00. There were no buyers during this period for this unidentified wood primitive. On March 2, 2001, Robert |
| Lawrence was visiting the Davistown Museum for the specific purpose of loaning his tho-shot to the Museum collection when he spotted our |
| (as yet unidentified) specimen next to the flax breaker in the main hall. For more information on the history of the tho-shot, click on the bio link. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Logging Tools |
| 20 | Coopers' broad ax | 101400T5 | photo | MH |
| Cast steel and wood, 11 1/2" long, 3 1/2" poll, signed "Roxbury ______ EVRETT CAST STEEL". |
| No Evrett is listed in DATM (Nelson 1999). This is a typical coopers' broad ax used for trimming staves, etc. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Coopers' Tools |
| 21 | Chamfer knife | 100400T13 | photo | MHC-G |
| Wood and cast steel, 17" long with a 9" handle, unsigned. |
| This type of knife is also called a jigger. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Coopers' Tools |
| 22 | Drawknife | 21201T5 | photo | MH |
| Forged iron and steel with a wood handle, 16 3/4" long, 11 1/4" blade, 4 3/4" handle, signed "Hardy" followed by a hatchet touchmark. |
| Possibly this is Ephraim L. Hardy of Brookline and Hollis, NH, working after 1821, died 1870. "All tools marked with this last name are not |
| necessarily his." (DATM 1999, 354). |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Woodworking: Edge Tools |
| 23 | Race knife (timber scribe) | 101400T17 | photo | MH |
| Cast or forged steel and wood, 5 3/4" long with a 2" slitter, unsigned. |
| It is used to mark the ends of planks and logs. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Logging Tools |
| 24 | Peavey | 101900T3 | photo | MH |
| Forged and cast iron, 13 1/4" long, unsigned. |
| This is a generic peavey, but with a clearly hand-forged handle casing. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Logging Tools |
| 25 | Bill hook | 42801T8 | photo | MH |
| Forged iron, steel, and wood, 13" long, 3 5/8" cutter, signed with an unidentifiable touchmark. |
| The nicely turned handle and early touchmark indicate this bill hook is late 18th century. It is similar to the fascines used by Revolutionary War |
| soldiers to cut brush. |
| Historic Maritime II (1720-1800): The Second Colonial Dominion & the Early Republic | Agricultural Implements |
| 26 | Butteris | TCF3000 | photo | MH |
| Forged iron, steel, and wood, 16 1/2" long, 1 15/16" wide blade, unsigned. |
| This tool is used by a farrier for paring a horses' hoof. The long handle rests against the shoulder. It is operated with a thrusting movement. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Blacksmith, Farrier, and Metalworking |
| | Tools |
| 27 | Cobblestone hammer | 71401T5 | photo | MH |
| Forged steel and wood, 13 1/16" long, unsigned. |
| This is an elegant example of the common cobblestone hammer of the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was probably manufactured after 1800. |
| Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution | Hammers |
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