B4 FISHEEIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



STEAIGHT KNIVES. 



Slivering-knives used by fishermen. 



is throwu over the sides of the mackerel-smacks to toll the fish to the sur- 

 face. 



29407. Slivering-kuife. (Pattern first used by Cape Ann fishermen.) Geo. 

 B. Foster, Beverly, Mass. 



29399. Slivering-kuife. (Cape Aun pattern.) Alex. McCurdy. 



39405. Slivering-kuife. (Nantucket pattern.) Samuel Elwell, jr., Glouces- 

 ter, Mass. 



25764. Slivering-kuife. Samuel Elwell, jr , Gloucester, Mass. 



32'i66. Slivering-blade. Gloucester, Mass. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Elitching-knivcs. 



Used in slicing halibut into steaks or " flitches " in jireparation for salting 

 and smoking. 



32726. Shore flitching-knife. Gloucester, Mass. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 32690. Bank flitching-knife. Adolph Vo3s, Gloucester, Mass. 



Clain and oyster knives. 



26209. Clam-knife. John Russell Cutlery Co., Turner's Falls, Mass. 



Net-makers' knives. 



These knives are without haudles, and the heel of the short (2 inches long) 

 round-pointed blade is curled so as to fit the finger like a ring. 



29439. Net-mending knives (right-hand). Alex. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 



29440. Net-mending knives (left-hand). Alex. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 



Mackerel-rimmers' fatting-knives or ploughs. 



Used in creasing the sides of lean mackerel (Nos. 2 and 3) to cau.se them to 

 resemble fat (No. 1) mackerel. 



25768. Mackerel-plough. Edwin Blatchford. 



25769. Mackerel-plough. S. Elwell, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 



25770. Mackerel-plough. S. Elwell, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 



25771. Mackerel-plough. S. Elwell, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 



25773. Mackerel-plough. Edward Davis. 



25774. Mackerel-plough. Edward Davis. 



Splitting-knives. 



Used in cleaning fish before salting. 



32673. Mackerel-splitting knife. Gloucester, Mass. U. S. Fish Commission. 



32667. Cod-splittiug knife (curved). " " 



32668. Cod-splittiug knife (straight). " " 



Stone and bone knives used by Indians and Eskimos. 



7224. Bone knife. Anderson River Eskimos, Fort Anderson, H. B. T. R. 



McFarlane. 

 16115. Bone knife. Magemut Eskimos, Nunivak Islands, Alaska. W. H, 



Dall. 

 2178. Bone knife. Eskimos. 

 1328. Bone kuife. Eskimos. 



