FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [38] 



One-fltjed harpoon. 



Harpoon with single barb and fixed head; diameter of neck of 

 . shank reduced, in order that it may be bent in the weak place 

 by the action of the flesh and act npon the principle of a tog- 

 gle ; head and shank, wrought iron. Length, 37 inches. New 

 Bedford, Massachusetts, 1882, 56255. Manufactured by Mr. 

 James D. Driggs and i^resented by Capt. James V. Cox. This 

 style of harpoon was at one time used, and it is believed by 

 some whalemen that it suggested the idea of the toggle-iron. 

 None of them are used at present. 



One-flued harpoon. 



Harj)oon with one fixed barb and hinged toggle; barbs and shank, 

 wrought iron. Socket, partly wrapped with marline. Marked 

 " J. B. Morse" (Manufacturer). Length, 33^ inches. Edgar- 

 town, Massachusetts, 1882. 56254. U. S. Fish Commission. 



One-flued harpoon. 



Harpoon with fixed head ; single wrought-iron recurved barb. 

 Shank, wrought iron. Marked "Howard, 1111" (Name of 

 vessel and number of boat). Cut from a dead whale. Length, 

 33 inches. New London, Connecticut, 1882. 56255. Gift of 

 Lawrence & Co. 



improved harpoon, or toggle-iron. 



Toggle-iron. 



Toggle, malleable cast iron, mortised and pivoted to shank. Shank, 

 wrought iron ; slotted for toggle. Point broken. Length, 31^ 

 inches. New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1876. 25642. Gift of 

 W. H. Cook & Co. Has been used in capturing a whale. 



Toggle-iron. 



Diameter of shank reduced by tractile force. Head, malleable cast 

 iron, mortised. Shank, wrought-iron. Cut from a dead whale. 

 Length, 36 inches. Provincetowu, Massachusetts. 29398. 

 Presented by Capt. J. G. Fisher. Used by Captain Fisher in 

 capturing a whale. 



The Doyle harpoon. 



A kind of harpoon invented by George Doyle, of Provincetowu, 

 Massachusetts, November 2, 1858. The nature of this inven- 

 tion consists in attaching the shank to the head in such a 

 manner that when the harpoon has been thrust iuto the whale 

 it shall present the broad flat side of the head instead of the rear 

 edge. The head may be made of cast steel or other suitable 

 material, with a longitudinal slot extending from the center 

 backward to receive the end of the shank. Shank, wrought 

 iron, pivoted to the head with a steel pin. Length, 34| inches. 



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