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Throat-spades, flat and round shank. 

 Used in cutting olf the head of the whale. 

 25925. Throat-spade. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Wide spades. 



Used in "blubber-room" for cutting blubber before minchig. 

 25629. Wide spade. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Half-ronnd spades. 



For cutting "blanket" j>iece, to allow blubber-hook to enter. 



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 2.5927. Half-round spade. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Head-spades. 



Used in cutting oif the head of the whale. 

 25932. Head-spade. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Blubber -mincing' spades. 



For mincing blubl)er before trying oTit. 

 25912. Hand mince-knife. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



Chopping-knives. 



Used to chop clams for bait. 



29489. Clam-chopper. William H. Hesbolt, Provincctown, Mass. 

 32676. Clam-chopper. Adoljdi Voss, Gloucester, Mass. 



Bait-mill knives. 



Used on the rollers of bait-mincing machines ; for mills see section C. 5. 



29417. Bait-mill knife. Frovincetown pattern. Y^^iUiani II. Hesbolt, 



Proviucetown, Mass. 

 25715. Bait-mill knife. 11. W. Grant, Wellfleet, Mass. 



lee-choppers. 



Used in choxipiug ice for packing flch or bait. 



32S85. Ice-chopper. Adolpli Voss, Gloucester, Slass, 



Ice-chisels. 



Used in cutting holes in the ice for li:jliing. 

 25883. Ice-chisel (niekcl-plated). Bradford & Anthony, Boston, Mass. 



