130 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



CLOTHING. 



Fishermen's suits — Continued. 



42738-42. Suit of black oil-cloth for wet weather. 

 This suit consists of: 



1. " Sou'wester " hat. 



2. " jacket. 

 ;i. " pants. 



4. YoUow oil-cloth mittens. 



5. Rubber boots. 



42743-49. Winter suit for the roughest weather. 

 This suit consists of: 



1. Rubber "sou'wester" hat. 



2. " jacket. 



3. " pants. 



4. " mittens. 



5. Woolen muffler. 



6. Rubber boots. 



7. Lambskin slipper, worn in the boots. 



42750-53. Suit for cook of fishing- vessel. 

 This suit consists of: 



1. Checked-cotton jumper. 



2. Checked-cotton pants 



3. Cotton apron. 



4. Leather slippers. 



2128. Water-proof dress. (Coni])lete.) Made from the intestines of sea 

 lion (I'Jumetopias steUeri). Indians of northwest coast of America. 

 Wilkes Exjjloring Expeditioh. 



Angler's suits. 



42857. Smoke-tanned buck antelope skin fishing-jacket, dressed on the plains. 



U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 



42858. Vest of same material. U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. &, M.) 

 42835-G-7. Fustian, or mole-skin suit. Manufactured by F. L. Sheldon, 



Rahway, N.J. U. S. Fish Commission. (C.B. &M.) 



Water-proof suits. 



42833-9-40. Water-proof canvass suit. Manufactured by F. L. Sheldon, 



Railway, N. J. U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 

 2942.'). The Merriman life-saving suit. Mr. C. S. Merrimau, 341 Broadway, 

 New York City. 



The Merriman life-saving dress, as. used by the United States Life- 

 Saving Service, is composed of vulcanized rubber made in two parts, 

 consisting of a jacket or tunic which embraces the hood and gloves, and 

 ordinary pantaloons. In the jacket or tunic are three separate air 

 chambers ; one in the hood, one in the front or breast, and one covering 

 the back. These air chambers are between the inner and outer skin of 

 the jacket. The bottom of the jacket is provided with an elastic rub- 

 ber flangii to bring over the top of the pants. The pants are provided 

 with a metallic band or ring, placed between the lining and the outside 

 of the pants and faced with a layer of pure elastic rubber for the i)ur- 



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