124 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



APPAKATUS ACCESSORY TO RIGGING- FISHING- VESSELS. 

 RoAvlocks — Continued. 



nor suddenly snap on a frosty morning. Under great mechanical pressure 

 the lower part of the lock has been bent out nearly straight without 

 breaking. 



Minor conveniences continually appear in the use of this improvement. 

 There is no wiring io do ; no reaching out-board to ship oars ; no -wriggling 

 the 1)ntton through the rowlock ; no getting grease on the oar-handle by 

 passing through the rowlock; no 'losing the button' outside the out- 

 rigger; no jamming the button between the thole-pins. When the out- 

 riggers are taken off the boat the rods turn on the shaft as a hinge and 

 fold up into a compact bundle not easily bent out of shape nor injured. 

 The rowlocks can be detached entirely, if desired, and each set of rods 

 made into a package as easily carried as a walking-stick, while the row- 

 lock may be put into the oarsman's coat-pocket. Oarsmen having occa- 

 sion to travel with boats by rail will appreciate this convenience. 



This rowlock cannot pretend to be a cheap contrivance; it is made of 



the best material, and requires expensive labor. Its first cost is more 



than that of the common pattern, but considering its advantages it will 



be found cheapet in the end." (F. A. Gower.) 



•25115. Whitehall pattern rowlock. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, 



25112. Detroit or Lake Michigan rowlock. " << 



22227. "Acme" oarlock. Pattern invented 1876. " " 



25172. Oar-holder for Cape Ann seine-boat (old model). Higgius & Gifford, > 



Gloucester, Mass. 

 25171. Oar-holder for Cape Ann seine-boat. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., 



Middletown, Conn. 



25109. Becket rowlock. 



25110. " " 



•Oars. 



25022. One pair white-ash oars (9 feet). R. T. Dodge, maker, Boston, Mass. 

 2.5021. One pair white-ash oars (6 feet). " <« 



25041. Pair white-ash oars (12 feet). '< <t 



25011. Pair pine oars (8 feet). « « 



2.502:1 Pair white-ash oars (9 feet). " « 



2.5012. Pair spoon oars (10 feet). " <« 



25024. Pair white-ash oars (12 feet). " u 



Paddles. 



25020. Wiiite-ash i)ad(lles. R. T. Dodge, maker, Boston. 



Poles and pushing sticks. 



1565:?. Bidarkapole. Nunivak, Alaska. W. H. Dall. 

 1565:?. Bidarka pole. " << 



•Candlestick. 



Used in hold of vessel while storing fish. 



32(i0>. Candlestick or "Sticking Tommy." Gloucester, Mass. G. Brown 

 Goode. 



39228. Lantorn-keg. New Bedford. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 This lantern-k(.g contains a lantern (No. 39232), tinder-box (No. 39233), and 



flint .and sf(>el (No :«)234). 



