Keywords: Caulkers
Item 14772
Ship's Caulking Tool Kit, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1820 Media: Cast steel, wood, leather
Item 7060
Contributed by: Camden Public Library Date: 1941-05-15 Location: Camden Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857
"… KitDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship caulkers, whose job was to fill the seams between the wooden planking."
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"… (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer. Shipyard workers, like sailors of the time, were fueled by a daily…"
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
