calker's

Updated: June 15, 2025

Here, a skeleton with ribs of wood, like the carcass of some stranded whale; there, a hull, clad with its planking near which smokes the calker's cauldron, emitting light yellowish clouds. Everywhere prevails a cheerful stir of busy life.

Various - Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 : Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1