Contributed by Davistown Museum
Description
The set includes 13 caulking irons, a caulking mallet inventoried separately (second mallet has recently been stolen,) a carrying case and folding stool. It was last used to repair the U.S.S. Constitution. The maker is not listed in DATM. The demise of the cod fishery due to the withdrawal of government subsidies, the spread of railroads after the Civil War and the depletion of forest resources all played a role in the decline of shipbuilding in the ports south and east of Liberty and Montville (Thomaston, Warren, Boothbay, Waldoboro and Wiscasset.) In the boomtown years of Liberty and Montville, a number of ship's caulkers lived in this area and would have used tools similar to these as itinerant caulkers visiting area shipyards as needed. Sizes vary.
About This Item
- Title: Ship's Caulking Tool Kit, ca. 1820
- Creation Date: circa 1820
- Subject Date: circa 1820
- Location: USA
- Media: Cast steel, wood, leather
- Local Code: TCX1001
- Collection: Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Other Keywords
- Caulkers
- Caulking irons
- Caulking mallets
- Shipbuilding tool kits
- Shipbuilding tools
- Shipyard tradesShipbuilding industry
For more information about this item, contact:
Davistown MuseumPO Box 346, 58 Main Street #4, Liberty, ME 04949
(207) 288-5126
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