Name/Title
Vintage Hand ToolEntry/Object ID
2023.744.43Description
Vintage hand toolContext
The hand tool was made by Reford Whiteside and was used to remove fishing net lines from the gills of fish. Reford was a plumber by trade and the small copper fitting would have been from his plumbing supplies. Lead was added to the end of the tool so that it could also be used as a hammer if needed. Similar tools Reford made in later years did not have the lead added so that they would not sink as quickly if they were dropped in the water.
Reford Whiteside, born in 1905, was a licensed plumber, commercial fisherman, dug wells and laid blocks. Jean Gordon of Sunnidale Township, married Reford Whiteside and moved to Wasaga Beach. Reford and Jean had two daughters, Isabel, who married Ross Hutchinson, and Ella who married Neil Edwards. Neil Edwards worked on the CPR ships out of Port McNicol and later had a bread route and worked at Goodyear circa 1967-1996. Alan Edwards, son of Ella and Neil Edwards, and great grandson of Reford and Jean Whiteside donated the Edward's Collection.
Reford’s parents, Alan's great grandparents, were Mary Margaret Moore of Allenwood Beach married to George Whiteside.Acquisition
Accession
2023.744Acquisition Method
Gift
