Shovel
LaHave Islands Marine Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Shovel |
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| Catégorie de l'objet : | Construction material |
| Matériaux : | Wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1978.204.01 |
| Autres données géographiques : | [44.1874674,-66.1623348] |
| Date de fin de production : | 1978-12-31 |
| Description : | Hand Carved from one plank of wood. Used to shoal salt on the vessels to preserve fish |
| Commentaires : | HAND-CARVED SHOVELS BY JEROME Sandy Cove, Digby County, N.S. 1863 Local residents observed a foreign ship sailing leisurely along the coast. On September 8, 1863, a fair-skinned stranger believed to be in his 20s was found by two fishermen at Sandy Cove, Digby County. Both of his legs had been freshly amputated. He was unable or unwilling to speak. A Mystery Develops The strangers hands were not calloused and his clothing suggested a social rank of some importance, although buttons and labels had been removed. Speculation up and down the bay soon led many to believe he had attempted a mutiny and was punished by amputation. Others suggested he was tossed from a pirate ship. Most thought, however, that he was heir to a fortune and had been crippled and cast away to make way fro someone else seeking his inheritance. A Lifetime of Silence The stranger uttered no more than three words after being discovered in Sandy Cove. One, which sounded like Jerome, was used by townspeople as his namesake. When asked where he was from, Jerome replied Trieste, which is a small town in Italy. The only other word he uttered was Columbo, which townspeople believe may have been the name of the ship on which he traveled. A committee of community leaders arranged for Jerome to live in the home of Didier and Elisabeth Comeau of Meteghan, where he lived until his death in 1912. During his lifetime, Jerome carved wooden shovels for a living. The shovels were used to move salt on fishing vessels, which in turn was used to preserve caught fish. Over the decades, many people claimed to know the truth about Jerome. Most believed he was an Italian, a nobleman who had been mutilated for revenge and had shut himself away in near total silence for protection from his enemies. Or that he was an Italian naval officer who had been injured on ship and was abandoned because he had become useless. It was often mentioned that he had uttered the words "Colombo" and "trieste", proving that he was from Italy. But others believed that he ws Jeremiah Mahony, an Irishman who had emigrated to the United States and run away from his family. Still others believed he was a poor lumberjack who had been injured in a logging accident and left to die. Jerome himself never revealed his own story. (from www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/Jerome) |
| Longueur : | 49 in |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | LaHave |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |