FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 121 



APPAKATUS ACCESSORY TO lUGGINC FISHINC; VESSELS. 

 Powlocks — Coutiuued. 



25114. Socket used on side of .sic-rii Ibr steering. Used on Cupe Ann .seine- 

 boat. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletowu, Conn. 

 25085. Seine-boat rowlock. Wilcox. C.i'.teuden &. Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 25070-72. Poli-shed brass rowlocks. " 



2507(5,25077. Poli.sbed brass rowlock used on gnnning-skitl'. Wilcox, Crit- 

 tenden & Co., Middl(!town, ('onn. 

 25104-5. Galvanized socket rowlocks. Wilcox, Crittenden &. Co., Middle- 



[towu, Conn. 

 25082-"<l-4. Brass socket rowlocks. '• " 



25091-2-3. Plain brass patent swivt^l rowlock. " " 



25101. First patent swivel rowlock ])ut in market. '' •' 



25079-80-81. Plain brass rowlock used on gnnning-skiti". Wilcox, Critten- 

 den & Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 25106-7-8. Side-plate rowlock used on gunning-skitt". Wilcox, Crittenden 



& Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 22228. Galvanized iron rowlock. Wilcox, Crittenden A: Co., Middletown, 



Conn. 

 25188. Eowlock for dory. Showing new mode of fastening. Wilcox, Crit- 

 tenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 25765. Dory tholepin rowlock. Samuel Elwell, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 

 25090. Gun-metal dory rowlock with South wick's patent fastening. Wilcox, 



Crittenden & Co., Middletowu, Conn. 

 25100. Dory rowlock, showing patent mode of fastening. Wilcox, Critten- 

 den &- Co., Middletowu, Conn. 

 26902. i "Lyman's patent bow-facing rowing-geai." William Lyman, Mid- 

 ;i94.53. S dlefield. Conn. U. S. Fish Commission. 



This bow-faciug, i. c. front view, rowiug-gear is an iuveution which 

 allows the rower to face forward in.stead of backward, pulling in the same 

 mauuer as with the ortlinary oars. This reverse movement is obtained by 

 having the oar in two parts, each part liaviug a Ijall-and-socket joint 

 which is attached to the wale of the boat by means of a slot and button, 

 and the two parts connected by a rod (with hinged bearings) which 

 crosses the wale of the boat. 

 The advantages claimed for this rowing-gear over the ordinary oar, are : 

 " 1. The oarsman faces the direction in tvhich he yocs. 



2. The arrangement of the levers is such that the oarsmau applies his 

 strength to the best mechanical advantage, enabling him to row faster and 

 more easily than with any other oar. 



3. During the stroke the bow of the boat is slightly raised )>y the mo- 

 tion of the rower instead of being lowered by his motion, as in ordinary 

 rowing. 



4. The stroke is longer than with ordinary oars. 



5. The oars can be closed up out of the way along the side of the boat 

 without detaching them from the gunwale. 



6. It is better from the fact that the blade of the oar is in front andean 

 be sccH at the beginning of the stroke, so that there is no ditliculty in 

 iivoiding obstacles, and in a rongli sea there is little danger of " catching 

 crabs " 



7. W^ith these oars the boatman makes no more elFort in steering than 

 in directing his course while walking, and this advantage lessens greatly 

 the effort of rowing. 



8. While rowing there is no noise from the bearings. 



