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OBJECT TYPE: hobnail
DATE: 1983
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0558.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: leather; fabric; metal (including steel)

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 27.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Presumably used between 1971 and 1983.
Canada: From Mill No. 4 at Chemainus, B.C.. Built in 1925 by the Victoria Lumber & Mfg. Co., Mill No. 4 was bought c. 1944 by H.R. MacMillan, and operated as a MacMillan business (becoming, after 1951, MacMillan Bloedel) until 1982, when it was closed and dismantled. In 1984 a new and modern mill was built in Chemainus: as of 2001, it was still in operation. In social and economic terms., Mill No. 4 represents the apex of industrial development in Chemainus, in a sector of paramount importance to both the community and the province. Maximum production was 1 million board feet of lumber, over a 24-hr period, with three continuous shifts employing a total 1000 people. (The current mill employs 150 people and processes about 450,000 board feet a day) Mill No. 4 was also a part of an industrial continuum with roots dating back to the pioneer period of settlement on Vancouver Island. (Ref. 1)
Function: To protect wearer's foot and ankle, and improve traction when standing on slippery, wet or uneven surfaces
Technical: Loggers' boots without steel safety toes. Not approved for use in the woods. Workboots have rubber soles, built in layers: 6 layers at the heel, 3 elsewhere. The heel is reinforced with an extra leather layer. (Ref. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " hardened STEEL/ CHAMP" stamped into rim of each cleat. "983.45.301 a" printed by hand in white ink on boot sole.
Missing: None.
Finish: Dark brown leather upper; leather sole and stacked heel; metal eyelets and lace hooks; fabric shoelace; steel spikes.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Boot, before 1983, Artifact no. 2001.0558, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0558.001/

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