12/11/2023 0 Comments Vintage marlin spike![]() ![]() Inscriptions from the original box and cams are stencilled on the top and base of the frame and impressed or painted on the metal cans. The three drawers have been created from empty kerosene cans that were cut in half from top to bottom, some with the round opening closed over. The frame has been constructed from the wooden panels of a vintage oil and kerosene box. The set of drawers is one of the many ways that inventive Australians were able to repurpose materials.Ĭhest of drawers wooden frame and rails, metal drawers with vertical metal handles. ![]() The company providing the kerosene was the first to import it into Australia in bulk quantities. Previously whale oil was used for the lamps in lighthouses. Kerosene was used from the late 19th century for fuel in lamps, heating, and cooling. The original uses for the components of the chest of drawers, the wooden box and metal tins were for containing and transporting kerosene. The last kerosene-fueled lighthouse lamp was transferred to solar power in 1985. It was also used for cooking and heating and as engine fuel. Kerosene replaced plant and animal-based fuel, such as whale oil, for lighting in homes and for the lamps in lighthouses and on marine vessels. Items salvaged from the 1880 wreck of the vessel Eric the Red included kerosene boxes. Before this, ships carried crates of kerosene as cargo. The case was made in South Australia between 19 by the British Imperial Oil Company Ltd, which was the first business to import bulk petroleum products into Australia. It was made from recycled timber kerosene boxes and metal tins. This early 20th-century chest of drawers is unique. Handle is bulbous and spike end is rounded. This item gives a snapshot into the life sailors have on board sailing vessels past and present. Sailors who become proficient at knot tying, splicing, and sewing using the marlinspike are said to have mastered marlinespike seamanship, earning them the right to be known as marlin spikes or marlinspike seamen.Ī tool still very much in use today wherever a rope or cable requires joining, splicing etc the marlin spike tool design has not changed since first invented centuries ago as a sailors tool to splice and make repairs to ropes and cables on board a ship. The marlinspike may be a separate tool or as an item on a pocket knife. They are usually made from iron or steel, whereas fids, similar in shape and function, are formed from wood or bone. Most marlin spikes are 15–30 cm long, but may reach 61 cm and more for working heavy cables and ropes. For drawing a marline tight and using a marlinspike hitch as well as for joining toggle ropes under tension in a belaying pin splice. Users are advised to contact the source organisation to discuss appropriate reuse.Ī marlinspike is a tool used in marine rope work it is shaped in the form of a polished metal cone tapered to a rounded or flattened point, it is used in such tasks as unlaying rope for splicing or untying knots. Reuse of any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander material on this site may require cultural clearances. The length of this time varies and is determined by the community. Users of this site should be aware that in many areas of Australia, reproduction of the names and photographs of deceased people is restricted during a period of mourning. These views are not necessarily the views of Victorian Collections. Or recorded but may not be considered appropriate today. Some material may contain terms that reflect authors’ views, or those of the period in which the item was written Content also may include images and film of places that may cause sorrow. Please be aware that this website may contain culturally sensitive material - images, voices and information provided by now deceased persons.Ĭontent also may include images and film of places that may cause sorrow.Īboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain culturally sensitive material - images, voices and information provided by now deceased persons. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders - past, present and future. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. ![]()
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