Caulking Mallet
Wooden caulking mallet, for driving oakum or cotton into the seam between planks of a wooden vessel, to make the vessel watertight. Used with a caulking iron. Slots cut into the mallet head produce a distinctive ring when the caulking material is seated solidly in the seam.
Database ID:
1979.4.7
Geographic Location:
Penobscot Bay, Maine
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