Artifacts
Note: Items marked with * are in the collection of the Comox Archives and Museum
Boat forms resting on limb of walnut tree behind Shakesides, 2015
‘Mack’ on bench in front of Shakesides, 2016
Perognathius Laingi – mouse species named after Laing, who discovered it
MLHS removing invasive blackberry, Oct 2015
Estwing hammer belonged to Laing, shows signs of repair
Plaque on Mack Laing cairn behind Shakesides house
Small wood desk with hinged lid made by Mack Laing
Laing tea set, currently displayed at Filberg Lodge, Comox
Small wood table with shelf, made by Laing
Small sturdy stool made by Laing
Old wood tub at foot of stairs at Shakesides
Boat rests
Nut tray made by Laing *
Pioneer Birdmen of Comox, by Elizabeth Brooks, 2006
Boat hook and paddle pole made by Mack Laing
Inlaid box made by Mack Laing
Old beehives in bush near Shakesides (later removed and destroyed)
More beehives, likely Laing’s. Removed and destroyed.
More beehives, likely Laing’s. Later removed and destroyed.
left: Grundlach Korona Series V, 5″ x 7″ glass plate camera with long focus bellows, Zeiss lens (1910). right: J.H Dallmeyer, single lens reflex, 5″ x 7″, flass plate box camera (1920) *
Dynamite (stumping powder) box from the stump blasting Laing did to prepare the Baybrook site.
Wooden boat under construction by Laing but never completed. Rested on large branch of walnut tree behind Shakesides
Estwing hammer, hand drill and oil can among artifacts found in Shakesides dump area.
Small wood side table with seat, made by Mack Laing
Small wood end table with shelf, made by Mack Laing
Wood specimen case with feather sample in bag. Likely used by Mack Laing on short trips.
Inlaid, laminated box with unusual lid and felt lining, made by Mack Laing
Old long-handled shovel – similar to one used on Baybrook house lot.
Deer horned coat rack made by Mack Laing. *
Outhouse for Shakesides, 2005 – remove by Parks Dept.
Laing art catalog cover
Shakesides porch driftwood bench made by HML,late 1970s. Stolen in August 2015.
MLHS Shakesides cotton bag
Allan Brooks biography written by Laing in Shakesides, 1979, BC Museum publication
Comox park donated by Mack Laing, where Shakesides is located
Memorial cairn in Mack Laing Park. Erected 1983. Laing artifacts are buried under it.
The Pioneer Birdmen of Comox by Elizabeth Brooks – Allan Brooks, Ronald Stewart,. HML, Theed Pearse – 2006
Deer head, which used to be on wall of Shakesides, relegated to the attic for decades,. Harvested and stuffed by Mack Laing.
Wooden rudder with handle, made by Mack Laing
Cupboard on back of Shakesides – opens to allow wood to be put through into cellar.
Outhouse wooden lock, made by Mack Laing
Manual typewriter used by Mack Laing
Mack Laing’s palette *