PLATK LXXXII. 



SYSTEM OF WIRING AND MOUNTING A CRAB. 



Fig. 1, carapace, or coveriug of the back, detached froin the Ixxly ; Fig. 2, illus- 

 trating a system of Miriug; the lower a a and h b show tlie Avires of the legs in 

 pairs twisted together ; they should he loni;' enough to reach to the opi)osite sides 

 and should he liooked together, before the plaster is poured over them, to unite 

 them in one solid mass. The wires may also l)e liooked together singly — Mith- 

 out twisting them in pairs as in upper a a. The letter D in Fig. 2, indicates the 

 U-shaped wire which passed over all the leg wires and enters the pedestal when the 

 crab is to be mounted in a walking position. Fig. 3, hooked-shajx- wire for draw- 

 ing the flesh out of the legs. Fig. 4, brass rod with piece of wood attached which 

 is placed in the body, showing the hooks where the leg wires should be anchored, 

 Figs. 1 , 2, 3, 4. This is done when it is desirable to have the animal "stand on end." 

 See Chapter XIII. 



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