Fishing gear, "Lilly Iron" (harpoon) from Wesley Bracy, Jr. with swiveling piece on the barb that folds flat for easy penetration, but opens crosswise for increased grip, thus preventing loss of the fish; Bruce Komusin inserted a wooden boomstick handle and secured it with rope for display purposes.
iron body: 29.5" L x 0.75" W x 0.75" H; toggle: 5.75" W
Description: Fishing gear, "Lilly Iron" (harpoon) from Wesley Bracy, Jr. with swiveling piece on the barb that folds flat for easy penetration, but opens crosswise for increased grip, thus preventing loss of the fish; Bruce Komusin inserted a wooden boomstick handle and secured it with rope for display purposes.
Fishing gear. Harpoon head: wood handle with threaded metal collar and 5-pronged metal barbed harpoon head. Wood handle is a sawed-off tree limb; metal collar possibly an old pipe fitting; harpoon head is inserted into handle; collar turns freely. One tine missing its barb. From Victor White's old garage summer 2013.
Description: Fishing gear. Harpoon head: wood handle with threaded metal collar and 5-pronged metal barbed harpoon head. Wood handle is a sawed-off tree limb; metal collar possibly an old pipe fitting; harpoon head is inserted into handle; collar turns freely. One tine missing its barb. From Victor White's old garage summer 2013.
Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Description: Fishing gear, glass float, round, aqua colored, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout twine net (with unusually wide openings) which would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Description: Fishing gear, empty wooden frame for fishing handline, broken into two halves and just pushed together; branded "J. C. PIKE." on both halves
Tool, lobster gauge, brass, used to determine whether a lobster is of legal size to be kept. From the lobster's eye socket notch to the end of its carapace, it must be no larger than 5" and no smaller than 3-3/16". This guage has those two dimensions built in
Description: Tool, lobster gauge, brass, used to determine whether a lobster is of legal size to be kept. From the lobster's eye socket notch to the end of its carapace, it must be no larger than 5" and no smaller than 3-3/16". This guage has those two dimensions built in
Fishing gear, large herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle. The net itself is 11' long, the metal hoop 5.5' in diameter, the wooden handle 10' long, the overall length (hoop + handle) is 15.5'. Net was found upstairs in Wesley Bracey Sr.'s workshop (before the building was moved and became the Cranberry House).
Description: Fishing gear, large herring net on metal hoop with wooden handle. The net itself is 11' long, the metal hoop 5.5' in diameter, the wooden handle 10' long, the overall length (hoop + handle) is 15.5'. Net was found upstairs in Wesley Bracey Sr.'s workshop (before the building was moved and became the Cranberry House).
Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells.
Description: Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells.
Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters
Description: Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters
Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area
pegs 1.5" L x 0.25" W x 0.25" H; pail 9" H without bail x 11" diam, bail handle 5" H
Description: Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area
Fishing gear, net with fine mesh, for catching small fish; two pieces: one small, basically intact, one large, with holes and almost torn in two; may have been all one net
Description: Fishing gear, net with fine mesh, for catching small fish; two pieces: one small, basically intact, one large, with holes and almost torn in two; may have been all one net
Fishing gear, hand line; a length of stout twine attached to a lead sinker (marked "2 1/2"); the other end of the sinker is attached to two large (3.5" L) fish hooks; the twine is wrapped around (stored on) a one-piece wooden frame
Description: Fishing gear, hand line; a length of stout twine attached to a lead sinker (marked "2 1/2"); the other end of the sinker is attached to two large (3.5" L) fish hooks; the twine is wrapped around (stored on) a one-piece wooden frame
Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, molded with a nipple on one end, the other end flat, fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch (with fine openings) with a drawstring, the whole would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Description: Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, molded with a nipple on one end, the other end flat, fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch (with fine openings) with a drawstring, the whole would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Fishing gear, glass float collection, one each clear, green, and red, in a nylon pouch with a drawstring (for display purposes only); clear float is molded; red and green floats hand made with pontil marks
Description: Fishing gear, glass float collection, one each clear, green, and red, in a nylon pouch with a drawstring (for display purposes only); clear float is molded; red and green floats hand made with pontil marks
Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch which would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Description: Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch which would be attached to the edge of a herring net