London pattern caulking mallet

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Caulking mallet - shipwright's tool
Donated by Messrs Robb Caledon Shipbuilders Ltd.
Museum number 1976-1541

'Caulking' was a necessary process in order to make the vessel completely watertight.

This hardwood, iron-bound mallet was used to strike the caulking iron to force the oakum into the hull seams.