[BCMA] Help identifying an Artefact

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Jim,

I took the photo to our historical meeting today and one member owns one 
of these.  He says it is used for Boat Chinking for pounding oakum 
between joints in wooden boats and barges.

It was interesting to pass it around and get everyone opinion but Allan 
seemed to know what he was talking about.
Loretta Greenough
North Shuswap Historical Society


Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:
> I need help identifying this artefact.  It is made of ferrous metal in 
> 2 parts.  The handle is not that robust and attaches to the head with 
> a square shape.  The head has very blunt blade (could not be used for 
> cutting), a shaft where the handle attaches is half square and half 
> round (so the handle can turn on the blade and act like a ratchet) and 
> has a peened head that looks like it is designed to be struck with a 
> hammer.  I've seen two of these so it is not just a one of a kind.  
> One was dug up in a back yard in Port Moody and the other is at the 
> Grist Mill in Keremeos with no donor info.  Any help would be appreciated.
> Jim Millar
> Port Moody Station Museum
> jim.pmmuseum at telus.net <mailto:jim.pmmuseum at telus.net>
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