The Kleek
A lot of stories have been said about the Kleek, some say
rich boy's toy, didn't come from the Gibby, cost a lot of money, all rubbish,
these were made by people who worked in ship-yards, and we had many of them in
Greenock back then
I know when I started in Mitchell's Plumbers in 1950, we
learned how to make Kleeks by journeymen, how to bend the rod & weld, was so
easy, we also had to make 2 Pokers from 1/4 " square rod twist it, screw one end
and put different nuts on it and buff, everyone had coal fires, so everyone
needed a " Poker " so it was down to us Apprentices to make Kleeks & Pokes
to order from all the work force
The Kleek took a bit of getting used to, the balance, the
steering, the speed, so it's was the Gird we all took to, easier to pick up and
go
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