Thank goodness someone came up with a serious answer,
because the devil in me wanted to say that a gum hook
is what a lot of kids think the underside of their
desk is, and a gum spear is either a flat knife or
screwdriver to take it off, or your best pair of
slacks that get caught by the gunk without fail!

--- Coal River Heritage
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This should help.
>
> http://www.myrasplace.net/myra/kauri2.htm
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Megan Wishart
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 1:43 PM
>   Subject: What are these items
>
>
>   What is a gum spear? And a gum hook. We are trying
> to identify these items from an old accession
> register.
>
>
>
>
>
>   Megan Wishart
>
>   Musuem Librarian
>
>   Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT
>
>   805 Great North Road
>
>   Western Springs
>
>   PO Box 44 114
>
>   Point Chevalier
>
>   Auckland New Zealand
>
>   ph +64 9 846 0199 ex 839
>
>   fax +64 9 846 4242
>
>
>
>


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