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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… was built in the early 1920s to make clothespins, peavey and pick-pole handles, whiffle-trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"Another company was built to make clothes pins, peavey and pick–pole handles, whiffle–trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats."

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… two loggers exhibit the tools of their trade: a peavey, an ax, and a shovel. Firefighter, Skowhegan, ca."

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Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… the tide of the river and they had pick polls and peaveys to help push themselves across. The average trip across took around twenty minutes, more…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Lumberjacks also had peaveys which were sharp claw-like hooks, used to move the logs downstream. These tools were very critical for lumberjacks."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… weighs 3,700 pounds, not including his axe and peavey. Paul Bunyan is made out of fiberglass and reinforced steel making it able to withstand 110…"