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and Fishing Punt, 16 ft. by 3 ft. 9 in. ; folding to, 6 ft. long. (5) Ditto, 10 ft. by 3 ft. ; folding 

 to, 5 ft. long. 



123. BERTHON BOAT COMPANY, Limited, Works, Eomsey, 



Hampshire ; London office, 72, Aldersgate Street, E.G. (1) Collapsible Insubmergible Ding- 

 hys for Fishing Smacks, which, being stowed in so small a space, afford a means of refuge in 

 case of distress. This Dinghy is 12 ft. long by 4 ft. 2 in., but it can be made of any size and 

 in any form. It will live in any sea, and will not sink when filled with water. (2) Collap- 

 sible Boats for Fishing and Shooting on Kivers and Lakes. (3) Collapsible Boats, 7, 9, and 

 10 ft. long, for Fishing, Shooting, &c. The 10 ft. boat is bipartite, or made in two parts for 

 more convenient transport, one half being carried on each side of a pony. (4) Canoes for Pad- 

 dling, Sailing, and Duck Shooting. (5) A 22 ft. Berthon Lifeboat collapsed between davits 

 on a ship's side, showing how any amount of the very best and safest boats can be carried by 

 any ship without inconvenience. These are unrivalled sea boats, and excellent sailers. They 

 open automatically in a few seconds, and are far less liable to injury in the act of lowering 

 than common boats. 



124. MEITER, C. W., & CO., 87 Gracechurch Street, London, E.G. 

 (1) Fishing, Shooting, Pleasure, Life-Saving Portable Boats, manufactured under Colonel do 

 la Sala's patent. (2) Unsinkable Waterproof Fishing Garments, and other Life-Saving 

 Appliances. 



125. LIGHTPOOT, CHARLES, 19 Dover Street, Sittingbourne, Kent. 

 Model of a Smack fitted as a Stow-boat. Model of a Cod Smack. 



126. WISEMAN, FREDERICK, Paglesham, Eochford, Essex. Model 

 of Esquimaux Fishing Boat. 



127. FELLOWS, H., & SON, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, (i) Plan of 

 Sailing Trawler and Carrier. (2) Model of a Drift Fishing Boat, for North Sea and other 

 fisheries, with steam capstan. 



I27. PICKERING, W. A., Special Commissioner Straits Settlements* 

 Model showing the application of a modified form of Chinese rig to the Sail of a Scotch 

 Fishing Boat. 



128. SAILORS' HOME, Cape Town. Model of a Fishing Schooner. 

 I2p. SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN'S AND MARINERS' ROYAL 



BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, Hibernian Chambers, London Bridge, S.E. 

 (1) Statement of Objects of the Society, with Statistics of its work. (2) Frames with 

 Testimonials, Forms, &c. (3) Annual and Quarterly Publications. (4) Serial issues and 

 Pamphlets. (5) Gold, Silver and other medals. (6) " Grace Darling " boat, as memorably 

 used by that heroine (6 Sept. 1838). Lent by Mrs. John Joicey. Life-size Portraits of 

 Grace Darling and her Father. (7) Picture of the " Eescue of the Survivors of the ' Forfar- 

 shire.' " (8) Engraving of the same subject. Lent by Mr. G. H. King, Sea Horse House. 

 (9) Series of Photographs of rescued vessels, exemplifying terrible effects of numerous notable 

 collisions. Lent by Fletcher, Son, & Fearnall. (10) Autograph Letter from Grace Darling. 

 Lent by G. G. Grant. 



130. ALBERT DOCK SHIPWRIGHT, BOAT BUILDING, AND 

 MAST AND BLOCK-MAKING CO., Limited, HULL, George F. 

 Stevens, Manager. Deep-Sea Trawler's Boat for conveying Fish from Catcher to Cutter. 



131. GUNN, JOHN, The Hermitage, Golspie, Sutherlandshire. Guard 

 Eails for Fishing Boats and other vessels. Gunn's patent, fitted on model of gunwale of Scotch 

 fishing boat. This movable folding guard rail is intended to prevent the great loss of life caused 

 through men falling or being washed overboard from all classes of vessels having low bulwarks. 



132. SEARLE & SONS, Stangate, Lambeth, London, S.E. (1) A. Kiver 

 Fishing Punt. (2) A River Fishing Gig. (3) A Kiver Skiff-headed Fishing Punt. (4) 

 Model of the last State Barge built for the Lord Mayor of London (loan). 



133. MESSUM, E. T & SONS, Lansdowne Boat House, Lower Road, 

 Richmond. Surrey. (1) A Mahogany Fishing Punt. (2) A Mahogany Lake Punt, suitable 

 for rowing or fishing. (3) An Oak Fishing Gig. (4) " Speciality " Pleasure Skiff, fitted with 

 nickel silver fittings and all the Exhibitors' latest improvements. ___> 



PASCALL ATKEY & SON, 

 Yacht Fitters and Stove Makers, 



AL80 MANTJrAOTUBBBS OF 



EVERY DESCRIPTION OF SHIP WORK AND FISHING GEAR. 

 West Cowes, Isle of Wight, 



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