MUSSEL SOCK FILLER
Datec. 1980s
Dimensions55.5 x 19 x 81 cm (21 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 31 7/8 in.)
Object numberHF.2022.24.2
DescriptionCustom-made metal equipment used for filling mussel socks with spat. Two hollow columns form the base and are welded to a long flat metal surface at the top which has two pointed corners and two rounded corners. The top has two circular holes cut out above each column. At the center of the top are two pieces of metal shaped in a triangle. Narrative
In the early days of PEI's developing mussel industry, creativity and invention was a necessity! Specialized products didn't exist. Equipment like this mussel sock filler were designed by Joseph Van Den Bremt, a pioneer in PEI's cultured mussel industry, and manufactured locally by companies like Charlottetown Metal Fabricators.
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