The head of the Puget Sound Falling Axe is made of tempered steel, and weighs between 3 and 5 pounds. It’s a double-bit axe, which means it has a blade on either end.

The “Golden State” was a wood-hulled car ferry built in 1926 in California. The vessel was about 227 feet long and could carry 75 cars. It served San Francisco Bay along with a fleet of other ...