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Clamdigger
Clamdigger may refer to: * One who engages in clam digging Clam digging is a North American term for a common way to harvest clams (edible infaunal bivalve mollusks) from below the surface of the tidal sand flats or mud flats where they live. It is done both recreationally (for enjoyment or as a ... * ''Clamdigger'' (de Kooning), a bronze sculpture by Willem de Kooning * ''Clamdigger'' (train), a discontinued commuter train in Connecticut, US * Clamdiggers or capri pants, a three-quarter length pants style {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamdigger (train)
The ''Clamdigger'' was a daily passenger train which ran along the Northeast Corridor during the 1970s. The train had two iterations: from 1898 to 1972 it was a local commuter service under the New Haven Railroad, Penn Central, and Amtrak between New London (Amtrak station), New London and New Haven (Amtrak station), New Haven, while from 1976 to 1978 it was a long-distance commuter service operated by Amtrak from Providence (Amtrak station), Providence to New Haven. In 1978, it was canceled and replaced with the ''Beacon Hill (train), Beacon Hill''. The Shore Line East service, run by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, currently runs from New London to New Haven, serving many of the same stops as the two incarnations of the ''Clamdigger''. Original service (1898–1972) New Haven Railroad The New Haven & New London Railroad was charted in 1848, began construction in 1850, and opened for service in July 1852. After several ownership changes, it was acquired by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamdigger (de Kooning)
''Clamdigger'' is a bronze sculpture by Willem de Kooning. It may have been inspired by "the men who dug for clams along the beaches" near his home in East Hampton, New York. It has been described as one of his "extraordinarily tactile figurative sculptures" that "seemed pulled from the primordial ooze," and "as part man, part creature of the mud and the shallows." The sculpture was modeled in clay in 1972, and cast in bronze in 1976. It was his "first large-scale bronze work." As of 2014, ''Clamdigger'' is on display in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. De Kooning, known for his abstract expressionist paintings, took up sculpture later in his career, after a 1969 visit with a friend in Italy "who had a small foundry A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a liquid, pouring the metal into a mold, and removing the mold material after the metal has solidified as it cools. The most common metals pr ...." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clam Digging
Clam digging is a North American term for a common way to harvest clams (edible infaunal bivalve mollusks) from below the surface of the tidal sand flats or mud flats where they live. It is done both recreationally (for enjoyment or as a source of food) and commercially (as a source of income). Commercial digging in the U.S. and Canada is colloquially referred to as ''clamming'', and is done by a ''clammer''. Amateur clam digging is often done using a straight long-handled spading fork, or a spading shovel. Commercial clamming for quahog clams, and the larger surf clams (soup clams) is primarily done offshore, via mechanical dredging. To harvest cultivated clam beds, aquaculturists often use a much smaller version (hand pulled) from the offshore dredge. Another form of commercial clamming is done from a flat-decked boat using a clam rake with a telescopic handle. The head of these rakes have long tines attached to a "basket-like" cage in which the clams are col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
