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French Trade Bucket Bale/Ear

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Title
French Trade Bucket Bale/Ear
Description
The diameter of the rim is 12.2 cm. The height of the bale ears is 5.7 cm. The bucket bale is made of iron. The bale ears are welded to the rim. The lower portion of the bucket would have been made out of metal, probably sheet copper or brass. Bucket bales or kettles usually nested for compact shipping.
Interpretation
Bales of this type were made in France for the fur trade between 1600 and 1750. French explorers traded items like the bucket bale with American Indians for goods such as animal skins and tools. Europeans thought of the buckets and kettles as tools to transport water and goods. They were also used for cooking. Bucket and kettles could be hung over a fire ot boil down sap. Kettles revolutionized maple sugar processing. But to the American Indians, buckets and kettles were a source of metal for spearheads, patches for other kettles, ornaments and knives. They were also used for ceremonial purposes like grave goods. When the English took control of Canada after the 1760, the Canadian merchants and traders copied the trade buckets and they were sold and used into the 19th century.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
  • French in Illinois  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
Author or Creator
French fur trade  
Other Contributors
Peoria Historical Society (Peoria, Ill.)  
Source
Donated to the Peoria Historical Society by the Peoria Scientific Association.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Kettles  
  • Fur trade  
  • Bucket bale  
  • French artifacts  
  • Metalwork  
  • Metallurgy  
  • Explorers  
  • Trade item  
Spatial Coverage
Peoria (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1600/1750
Collection Publisher
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
PHS1935.8
Date Created
10-25-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleFrench Trade Bucket Bale/Ear
DescriptionThe diameter of the rim is 12.2 cm. The height of the bale ears is 5.7 cm. The bucket bale is made of iron. The bale ears are welded to the rim. The lower portion of the bucket would have been made out of metal, probably sheet copper or brass. Bucket bales or kettles usually nested for compact shipping.
InterpretationBales of this type were made in France for the fur trade between 1600 and 1750. French explorers traded items like the bucket bale with American Indians for goods such as animal skins and tools. Europeans thought of the buckets and kettles as tools to transport water and goods. They were also used for cooking. Bucket and kettles could be hung over a fire ot boil down sap. Kettles revolutionized maple sugar processing. But to the American Indians, buckets and kettles were a source of metal for spearheads, patches for other kettles, ornaments and knives. They were also used for ceremonial purposes like grave goods. When the English took control of Canada after the 1760, the Canadian merchants and traders copied the trade buckets and they were sold and used into the 19th century.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
  • French in Illinois  
Learning Standards
  • 16 History  
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
Author or CreatorFrench fur trade  
Other ContributorsPeoria Historical Society (Peoria, Ill.)  
SourceDonated to the Peoria Historical Society by the Peoria Scientific Association.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Kettles  
  • Fur trade  
  • Bucket bale  
  • French artifacts  
  • Metalwork  
  • Metallurgy  
  • Explorers  
  • Trade item  
Spatial CoveragePeoria (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1600/1750
Collection PublisherLakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource IdentifierPHS1935.8
Date Created10-25-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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