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Siiig^lc-pointecl liookiii. 



* Forks used in liandling salted and dried fish. 



Wlialemen's hooks. 

 Blubber-hooks. 



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



ISfaoy. New Bedford, Mass. 

 26133. Blubl)or-hook. Alieut Eskimo. Nunivak Island, Alaska. "NV. II. 



Dull. 



Blubber forks and pikes. 



25615. Blubber-pike. Used for tossing blubber into try-kettle. Humj)hrey 



S. Kirby, New Bedford, Mass. 

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

 S. Kirby, New Bedford, Mass. 



Junk-hooks, etc. 



For hauling heavy pieces of blubber. 



25616. Gaflf-hook. Used to haul blubber across the deck from chopper to 



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

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



2 Lance-hooks. 

 .TIaiiy-poiiited hooks. 



* Can-hooks. 



2 Grappling-uons. 



Lip-hooks or grapnels, used by "whalers. 



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

 New Betllbrd, Mass. 



Line-hooks, used by whalers. 



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

 Bedford, Mass. 



Clam-rakes. 



.29466. Clam-hoe. Provincetown stylo. Wm. H. Ilesbolt, Provincetown, 

 Mass. 



29437. Hiind-claw. Used for gathering "hen-clams" and "scallops'' Well- 

 tleet, Capo Cod, and coast of Maine. M. W. Grant, Wellileot, Mass. 



. Clam-rako (model). Used in collecting the sca-clam {Mactra solidis- 



eima) 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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