Shipwright's Slick, ca. 1830

Contributed by Davistown Museum

Description

This shipwright's slick was undoubtedly used by one of the Tinkham clan, probably in the shipyards of New Bedford, Fairhaven or Mattapoisset, MA. ca. 1810 - 1850. This slick is similar to signed specimens produced by the prolific Underhill clan of Nashua, NH.
Size: 14 1/2" long, 3 1/2" wide, 10" handle.
This slick is signed "Tinkham" and "warranted cast steel" and came from a ships carpenter's tool box discovered in Foxboro, MA, several years ago.

Shipwright's used slicks (or Ship's Slice) is a very broad, flat chisel used for fairing and removing waste from the deck and elswhere, particularly in places where the adze could not reach.

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About This Item

  • Title: Shipwright's Slick, ca. 1830
  • Creator: Tinkham
  • Creation Date: circa 1830
  • Subject Date: circa 1830
  • Media: Cast steel, wood
  • Local Code: TCC2005
  • Collection: Historic Maritime III (1800-1840): Boomtown Years & the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Davistown Museum
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