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OBJECT HISTORY: Log-Marking Hammer

Posted on September 10, 2020

Between the 1840s and the 1890s, logs meant money. Wisconsin had a large supply of trees. Lumber mills made money by cutting down trees. Logging was one of the largest industries in Wisconsin. There were more than 450 lumber camps across Wisconsin. If we study this log-marking hammer and think about the people that used…

Posted in Agriculture & Environment, Economics, ObjectsTagged lumbering, nineteenth century, tool

OBJECT HISTORY: Bark Spud

Posted on September 10, 2020

The bark spud is an iron tool used to remove bark from cut timber. Most bark spuds have a steel head with a hard wooden handle. The head is rounded or dish-shaped and has one cutting edge. The sharp wedge on the end of the bark spud slides between bark and wood on a log…

Posted in Agriculture & Environment, Economics, Home Life, ObjectsTagged lumbering, nineteenth century, tool

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