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The Restalls
The Restall Family were living on Oak Island in 1963 in a tiny 12′ x 12′ construction shack.
Robert Restall & Bobby near the Money Pit, Oak Island
The Restall Family were living on Oak Island in 1963
These photos are part of D’Arcy O’Connor’s collection and cannot be used without prior permsission.
Lee Restall Lamb has very kindly shared a collection of photographs from the time her family was working on the island. Below she provides captions to give a fascinating insight into the Restall involvement on Oak Island. Her book, Oak Island Obsession is a must for any Oak Island enthusiast’s reading list!
The Money Pit (Hedden and Chappell Shafts) as they appeared in Oct 1959 when the Restalls arrived on Oak Island.
The A-frame being raised (necessary to keep the weight of the pump off the deteriorating Hedden shaft timbers).
Fred Sparham (Dad’s friend and first major investor) with Bobby and my Dad, drilling into the Vertical Shaft (spring 1961).
Bobby inspecting the remains of wooden boxes uncovered when they started one of their beach shafts.
Ricky riding fuel tanks from the beach to the Money Pit area. The tanks were loaded on the boat float which was rigged to pull itself up the hill.
Mom and Carney in front of Oak Island’s famous rosebush.
Rick & Mom (wearing bug gear)with Rick pointing to a dome of stones discovered over a shaft approximately 18″ by 31 ft. deep, constructed by whomever did the original work on the Island. This was named The Vertical Shaft by Dad and Bobby. By the way, that’s one of the famous hand-drilled rocks in the left foreground of the picture (discovered by Hedden, I believe).
