Spruce gum collector, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

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Spruce gum collector, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

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Description

This is a good example of a locally invented and manufactured device.

It probably was used to pick spruce gum from spruce trees. A handle is inserted into the socket on the left. The ring is meant to hold a cup. A rasp that had been bent and sharpened is welded onto the device to make it easier to chip the spruce gum from a tree. The gum will fall into the cup.

Spruce gum can be found on the bark of spruce trees. It is the sap that has dried and hardened.

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About This Item

  • Title: Spruce gum collector, Presque Isle, ca. 1910
  • Creation Date: circa 1910
  • Subject Date: circa 1910
  • Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
  • Media: Metal
  • Dimensions: 11 cm x 26.5 cm x 11 cm
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Presque Isle Historical Society
PO Box 285, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 762-1151
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