Single Crease Iron
Description
The Caulker would drive the oakum strands, picked from old rope into the seams between the ship's hull and deck planking with the caulking iron and then compress or 'harden down', with a making iron or crease iron like this one. This pressed the oakum below the surface of the seam which is then filled or 'payed up' with pitch. Crease irons came in various sizes and were used according to the width of the seams. This iron has C.PEARSON AND CO LTD SHEFFIELD 1934 inscribed on it.
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Object Detail
Catalogue Number
HTL.233
Classification
Collection
Measurement Display
Height: 153mm
Width: 62mm
Depth: 16mm (5/8")
Width: 62mm
Depth: 16mm (5/8")