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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0568.001

MANUFACTURER: Korkers
MODEL: Korkers 2-66
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Thick dark brown/black rubber sole; steel spikes; fibre (probably canvas) straps have metal staple fasteners; fibre lace.

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 17.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Korkers
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: Presumably used before 1982.
Canada: From boom men's shack, 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.
Function: To improve wearer's traction and grip when standing/moving on wet or slippery surfaces such as felled logs, etc.
Technical: Used by boom men, instead of caulked boots. Worn strapped to boot.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "KORKERS/ U.S. PAT. NO. 2726/ CAN. PAT. NO 527399/ FURTHER PAT. PENG. MADE IN U.S.A.' appears in raised print on exterior surface of heel guard. "2-66" stamped into underside of sole, near heel. "L" stamped into underside of sole, near toe. CMC catalogue no. "983.45.297c" printed by hand in white ink on underside of sole.
Missing: None.
Finish: Thick dark brown/black rubber sole; steel spikes; fibre (probably canvas) straps have metal staple fasteners; fibre lace.
Decoration: N/A

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