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86236 2001.0556.001 Picaroon wood; iron (?)     MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Canada British columbia Chemainus 1983   before   1 Wooden handle (possibly hickory) retains some areas of yellow painted finish; forged iron[?] head From Mill No. 4 at Chemainus B.C.. Built in 1925 by the Victoria Lumber & Mfg. Co. Mill No. 4 was bought c. 1944 by H.R. MacMillan and operated as a MacMillan business (becoming after 1951 MacMillan Bloedel) until 1982 when it was closed and dismantled. In 1984 a new and modern mill was built in Chemainus: as of 2001 it was still in operation. In social and economic terms. Mill No. 4 represents the apex of industrial development in Chemainus in a sector of paramount importance to both the community and the province. Maximum production was 1 million board feet of lumber over a 24-hr period with three continuous shifts employing a total 1000 people. (The current mill employs 150 people and processes about 450 000 board feet a day) Mill No. 4 was also a part of an industrial continuum with roots dating back to the pioneer period of settlement on Vancouver Island. (Ref. 1) Used to manipulate a log by pushing and/or pulling it. Specifically this picaroon used to handle cut lumber one piece at a time. Picaroons (also called Hookaroons) are used by loggers mill workers carpenters rail workers and other trade workers. Picaroons simplify moving logs and other large timbers by hand; they have a number of other uses including removing debris from hazardous locations. Picaroons appear to have been widely used at the Chemainus mill. One page of the 24 page "Employee Information Handbook" advises users how to safely handle a picaroon. The tool appears frequently in photos of workers at MB's Chemainus mill. (ref. 3) This picaroon was made in the Blacksmith's Shop at Chemainus and was one of the last handmade items produced there. Picaroons were used (with pike poles) throughout the mill to clear lumber jams or just to "pull lumber" as in Green chain. The tool was a hooked extension of the hand except safer to introduce into crowded areas. (Ref. 4) Forestry Lumbering Miscellaneous Forestry Harvesting Trimming & cleaning Industrial Technology Tools-Hand Tools wood->hickory - possible;metal->iron - possible 47 10 3.2       http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0556.001.aa.cs.png http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/2001.0556.001.aa.cs.thumb.png