| Summary: | steam n STEAM JENNY Steam jenny: device used in shipyards to force steam into planks or timbers in order to make them flexible. "Well, a steam jenny is a machine that uses oil and is, has a nozzle, something the same as on your oil burner, which is making the flame and, of course, this is boiling the water, and you got to keep the water going into it. And this creates the steam so you can put that steam, hook that right into your steam box, and it works real well." Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. over--- [reverse] Date of interview: 24 November 1983 at Port Union. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 If useful, will assign number DNE Sup DEC 1 1987 WK G. M. Story Used I and Sup Used Sup Used I Source listed in DNE as P 284-85, Reverse side of S_20215
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