Marlinspike

marlinspike

TOOLS - SAILMAKING
W. Smith & Son
USA, NY, New York, Bronx, City Island; England, Redditch
0 x 11.25 x 0

Marlinspike with wood handle, one side has hollow groove; probably used for wire rather than rope; used by sailmaker Dominick Tripaldi at the Ratsey & Lapthorn loft, City Island, N.Y. ; carved into wooden handle "D.T."; stamped into metal "W. SMITH & SON/ REDDITCH, ENGLAND".

1994.27.26