Name/Title
Marking IronEntry/Object ID
1978.15.4Description
Wood handle, iron head pick-shaped at one end, widening to a 1" square bar at other end with letter "V" deeply cut for striking the butts of logs. Owner's logs could thus be itentified and sorted at the end of the river drive. The company owner was VanDyke, thus the "V".Context
Owned by Winfield Scott Schoppe in Canaan, Vermont. Schoppe was woods boss of a logging crew in Canaan for The Connecticut Valley Lumber Co., and was rear boss on the last river drive in 1915.Acquisition
Accession
1978.15Source or Donor
Stone, Jean Longfellow Schoppe, Stone, William W.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Iron, MarkingNomenclature Primary Object Term
Iron, WoodworkingNomenclature Class
Woodworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Schoppe, Winfield Scott (1850-1924)Person or Organization
Connecticut Valley Lumber CompanyRelated Places
Place
Town
CanaanCounty
Essex CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America