steam jenny
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 boili...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/42287 2023-12-31T10:19:31+01:00 steam jenny 1987/12/1 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42287 eng eng S Reuben Carpenter 24 November 1983 at Port Union Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20216 S_20216_steam n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42287 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1987 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z 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 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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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S Reuben Carpenter 24 November 1983 at Port Union Informant: Master boat builder Reuben Carpenter of Port Union; born 21 June 1911 at Little Catalina. Interviewer: David A. Taylor, Dept. of Folklore MUNFLA acc. no.: F6785c/C6709 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 20216 S_20216_steam n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/42287 |
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