RCO
Well-Known Member
It's difficult for me to think of anything it could be other than a mixing paddle. What would you boil in a large vessel in inland Ontario? . . . Maple syrup? . . . Laundry? . . . Stew for the regiment?
I like the mixing paddle theory , its fairly heavy though but if you had a big enough handle
another large industry here in the early 1900's was tanneries , wasn't one at that lake / area but was a lot of logging to support them . they logged " hemlock " trees and bark for use in them