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When hats were made to order, it was skilled workers such as Salem Joseph and his son Joe, who practiced the trade in Whitney Pier.

These HAT BLOCKS, BRIM and SPINNEY are from their local operations and used to shape hats during construction.

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Grindstone
1930
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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GRINDSTONES were used to sharpen such tools as axes, shears, knives, bark peelers, and scythes. During the sharpening process it was not unusual to spit on the stone to keep it wet. This stone, however, rests on a large piece of rubber tire that contains a steady source of water.

The stone and its tire are mounted on a wooden frame. The wheel is slowly turned using the handle.

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Queen's Chariot Replica by Eveline Braithwaite
1968
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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This detailed replica of Queen Elizabeth's red and gold CHARIOT has been constructed from 1/4 inch and 1/8 inch plywood.

The chariot was handcrafted by local Whitney Pier artist, Eveline Braithwaite.

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Spittoon and Tobacco Cutter
1885
Whitney Pier, Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

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This 19th-century TOBACCO CUTTER manufactured by the "Rock City Tobacco Company" and patented on January 20, 1885, has engraved on its arch-shaped blade cover, "King George's Navy Tobacco" .

The cutter was used to divide large pieces of tobacco into smaller pieces of "chewing tobacco" using 1 and 2 inch measurements.

Beneath the cutter is a homemade SPITTOON. A spittoon is a container used to store chewing tobacco after it was spit out. Made of a brown crock, the spittoon is lined with a decorative scallop shell pattern and has a square hole where the tobacco "juice" is drained.