In its essential features, this kind of implement might also be viewed as a kind of small hachereau (Type 55).

My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.

At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.

Don't forget: safety comes first.