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OBJECT TYPE: 3 FT. HANDLE/DIAMOND BILL HOOK
DATE: 1936–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0727.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD HANDLE/ METAL SPIKE & HOOK

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 117.0 cm
Width: 26.5 cm
Height: 7.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Transportation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: FROM 1850'S TO PRESENT WHERE LOG DRIVES STILL TAKE PLACE
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF TOOL USED IN LOG DRIVES IN EASTERN CANADA
Function: IS DESIGNED TO MANIPULATE HEAVY STICKS & LOGS FOUND IN SQUARE TIMBER & SAW LOG OPERATIONS/ ALSO USED ON LOG DRIVES - PICK PUSHES LOGS OFF OBSTRUCTIONS & DIRECTS THEM IN THE WATER AND THE HOOK ROLLS LOGS FROM SKIDWAYS & IS USED IN BREAKING JAMS
Technical: INVENTED IN 1858 BY JOSEPH PEAVEY, A BLACKSMITH FROM STILLWATER, MAINE/ A VERSATILE TOOL COMBINING THE SHARP PICK & LONG HANDLE OF THE HAND SPIKE WITH THE FREE SWINGING HOOK OF THE CANT DOG
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE CANT HOOK: 'DFS'/ EMBOSSED ON METAL END CAP '48'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Peavey, circa 1936–1949, Artifact no. 1988.0727, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0727.001/

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