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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Hi Breanne</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Two members from the BC Forest Discovery Centre’s Curatorial Committee have identified them as (cold) chisels used for splitting rock or concrete. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"'>Neil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Neil Malbon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Collections Curator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BC Forest Discovery Centre<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>250-715-1113, ext 25<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca <bcma-bounces@lists.vifa.ca> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.<br><b>Sent:</b> November 20, 2020 1:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> bcma@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA] Identification Help<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>I had these five items left at the entrance of the Chase & District Museum and there was no note explaining what they are or where they came from. I did have someone guess that they were to do with a railroad or maybe surveying?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>They have clearly been hammered down flat at the top end and have been cut to a chisel-like point at the other end. They are also all different sizes.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Any help identifying these would be great!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Please email me at <a href="mailto:chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com">chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Breanne<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Breanne Malo<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>She/Her<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Curator/Manager<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chase & District Museum & Archives<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>250-679-8847<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Box 160 - 1042 Shuswap Avenue, Chase B.C. V0E 1M0 <a href="mailto:chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com" target="_blank">chasemuseumsociety@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.chasemuseum.com" target="_blank">www.chasemuseum.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"LIKE" us on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chase-and-District-Museum/141681956033401" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/pages/Chase-and-District-Museum/141681956033401<br><br></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>