kettle
Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | kettle |
| Type de l'objet : | copper |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools & equipment for materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | food processing tools & equipment |
| Discipline : | anthropology history material culture |
| Matériaux : | metal, copper wood ? |
| Technique de fabrication : | rolled ? soldered riveted turned |
| Numéro de catalogue : | DMHB2006.5.4a-b |
| Pays d'origine : | Canada ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America ? |
| Province d'utilisation : | pre-confederation Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Canadian ? |
| Secteur géo-culturel : | North American ? |
| Contexte culturel : | cooking |
| Date de début de production : | 1938 ? |
| Date de fin de production : | 1959 ? |
| Période : | mid 20th century |
| Description : | This copper kettle tapers towards the top. Two small ridges run horizontally around the centre of the kettle. The handle is an arch-shaped metal wire with a cylindrical wooden tube at the top of the arch to make the handle easier and cooler to hold. The handle attaches to two copper loops fastened near the top of the kettle. The spout is shaped like half of a cone, and is soldered to the body of the kettle. A small copper handle is attached opposite the spout, just below mid-point of the kettle. |
| Commentaires : | This kettle was used in the Bowaters woods camps, and was donated to the museum by John Robert Brushett. Kettles in woods camps were used by the cook for boiling water for tea, as well as for warming water for washing dishes. Also, when men were working too far from the camp to return for a noon meal, they would take kettles with them, and build a fire at noon to boil water for tea. Bowaters first started pulp and paper production in Newfoundland in 1938 when they took over the Reid Company's operations in the province. In 1959, competition from Scandinavia resulted in the logging operations in the Bay d'Espoir area closing, although Bowaters continued to run the mill in Corner Brook until 1984. Working in woods camps during the winter months was a common practice among men in rural Newfoundland. It helped augment meagre fishing incomes, and provided a cash income in a largely cashless economy. |
| Fonctions : | This kettle was used in logging camps for boiling water. The small handle on the lower half of the kettle would have been used to help tipping and pouring the kettle. |
| Hauteur : | 31.5 |
| Diamètre extérieur : | 36.6 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 2 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | kettle lid |
| Objets associés : | also see DMHB2004.22a-b |
| Établissement : |
Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir Museum
 Facebook-Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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