Blacksmith Tool

Object/Artifact

Heritage Park Museum

Name/Title

Blacksmith Tool

Entry/Object ID

2005.10.04

Description

History: The Blacksmith tool belonged to Otto Lindstrom's father - Charles Lindstrom. He was a blacksmith in the Yukon during the gold rush, where he got injured and spent some time in a hospital in Stewart. He then moved to Prince Rupert to work on the construction of the Railway. He worked in a blacksmith shop in Prince Rupert that stored dynamite for blasting. He was working on something one day and a spark hit the dynamite and set the place in fire. He got out but the shop blew up right after he escaped.

Acquisition

Accession

2005.10

Source or Donor

Otto Lindstrom

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

Meghan Leschert

Create Date

February 17, 2009

Updated By

Anna Glass

Update Date

January 14, 2020