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OBJECT TYPE: SHELBURNE DORY/13 FOOT
DATE: 1986
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0009.004

MANUFACTURER: MAHANEY, SIDNEY
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION (POSSIBLY PINE STRAKES AND OAK FRAMES). METAL DORY CLIP OVER CURVED SECTIONS OF FRAME BELOW THWARTS. ROPE TIED TO BOTH BOW & STERN/.2-.5 WOOD/.7-.8 OARS ARE PROBABLY SPRUCE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 397.0 cm
Width: 140.0 cm
Height: 84.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Vessels
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MAHANEY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
City: Shelburne

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS DORY USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES. THIS TYPE OF BOAT USED 1860S +
Canada: DORY'S USE IN CANADA WIDESPREAD BY 1860S, DUE TO ADOPTION OF TRAWL TECHNIQUES ON THE BANKS FISHERY. DEMAND LED TO MASS PRODUCTION IN SHOPSEST'D IN LUNENBURG & SHELBURNE, NS. PRODUCTION CAPACITY ALLOWED FOR EXPORT TO WEST COAST, BUT DEMAND DECLINED IN 1920S-1930S. DORY CLIP FEATURE DESIGNED IN NS BY ISAAC CROWELL IN 1877.
Function: TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION ON WATER, SPECIFICALLY THE MOVEMENT OF MEN & EQUIPMENT TRAWLING FOR FISH
Technical: STURDY DORY WAS WELL SUITED TO TRAWL FISHING BECAUSE OF IT'S COMPACT SHAPE & LIGHT WEIGHT; AND BECAUSE IT COULD BE STACKED OR NESTED IN GROUPS ABOARD A LARGER VESSEL. SHELBURNE DORY DISTINGUISHED BY USE OF PATENTED METAL PLATE, OR DORY CLIP, WHICH ALLOWED FRAMES TO BE BUILT OF TWO SEPARATE PIECES OF HARDWOOD. TRADITIONALLY NATURAL CROOKS WERE USED TO FASHION FRAMES. (AS PER GSW)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 " SiDNEY MAHANEY/ BUiLDER/ 1986 " handwritten in black paint on inside of stern./.7 " Curtis Mahaney. Shelburne, Nova Scotia. " handwritten in black marker on one side of blade.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DORY & THWARTS PAINTED GOLD COLOUR; DARK GREEN GUNNELS. BULKHEADS & OARS UNFINISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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MAHANEY, SIDNEY, Thwart, 1986, Artifact no. 1998.0009, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0009.004/

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