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^ing^le-pointed hooki^. 



^ Forks used in handling salted and dried fish. 



^Tialemen's hooks. 

 Blubber-hooks. 



25930. Blubber-hook. For liauUng small pieces of blubber. E. B. & F. 



Macy. New Bedford, Mass. 

 26133. Blubber-book. Alieut Eskimo. Nunivak Island, Alaska. \V. H. 



Dall. 



Blubber forks and pikes. 



25615. Blubber-pike. Used for tossing blubber into try-kettle, Humpkrey 



S. Kirby, New Bedford, Mass. 

 25617. Blubber-pike. From tbe storeroom of a returned whaler. Humphrey 

 S. Kirby, New Bedford, Mass. 



Junk-hooks, etc. 



For hauling heavy pieces of blubber. 



25616. Gaff-hook. Used to haul blubber across the deck fi-om chopper to 



try-kettle. Humphrey S. Kirby, New Bedford, Mass. 

 25916. Junk-hook. E. B. & F. Macy, New Bedford, Mass. 



2 Lance-hooks. 



!?Iaiiy-poiiite<l hookis. 



^ Can-hooks. 

 ^Grappling-irons. 



Lip-hooks or grapnels, used by whalers. 



25918. Whaler's grapnel. Used for towing whale to shij). E. B. & F. Macy, 

 New Bedford, Mass. 



Line-hooks, used by whalers. 



25924. Whaler's line-hook for catching Une, «S:c. E. B. & F. Macy, New 

 Bedford, Mass. 



Clam-rakes. 



29466. Clam-hoe. Proviucetown style. Wm. H. Hesbolt, Proviucetown, 



Mass. 

 29437. Hand-claw. Used for gathering "heu-clams" and ''scallops." WeU- 



Heet, Cape Cod, and coast of Maine. M. W. Grant, Welllieot, Mass. 

 . Clam-rake (model). Used in collecting the sea-clam (Mactra solidis- 



sima) on Nantucket Shoals. These clams are salted down and used 



as bait for cod, halibut, &c. See with model of Nantucket dory 



(26257). 



^ It is thought unnecessary to exhibit these familiar implements. 

 ^AiTanged with boat fittings. 

 3 Arranged with the anchors. 



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