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Apparatus accessory to rigging fishing- vessels. 



Grommets. 



25132. Series of throat-thimbles. Gloucester pattern. Wilcox, Crittenden 



& Co., Middletown, Conn. 



25133. Series of reef-tackle or saddle-thimbles. Wilcox, Crittenden &. Co., 



Middletown, Conn. 



25134. Series of brass sail-thimbles. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middle - 



[town, Conn. 



25152. Series of open or riggers' thimbles. " " 



25153. Series of wire-rope thimbles. " " 



Anchors. 



25162. Boat-anchor. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 



25163. Grappling-iron for dory. " " 



25219. Wooden killick or coast anchor. H. C. Chester, Noank, Conn. 

 29249. Series of sailors' palms (from best to the poorest). Wilcox, Critten- 

 den & Co., Middletown, Conn. 



29423. Sailor's palm (left hand). Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, 



[Conn 



29424. Sailor's roping palm, A 1 (right hand). " 



29454. Superior cast-steel sail-needles. " " 



Mast-gear. 



25802. Six "purrel trucks." Used on a rope around the mast to keep the 

 gaff on the mast. Walter Coleman & Sons, Providence, R. I. 



25807. Mast-hoop. Used to hold the sail to the mast. Walter Coleman & 



Sons, Providence, R. I. 



25808. Lace trucks. Used on the foot of sail to attach it to the boom. 



Walter Coleman & Sons, Providence, R. I. 



251 r >9. Series of boat-mast hoops. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletowu, 

 Conn. 



25810. Mast-head truck. Used on top of mast to display bunting and 



signals. Walter Coleman & Sons, Providence, R. I. 



25811. Mast-head ball. Used on top of the topmast to display bunting and 



signals. Walter Coleman & Sons, Providence, R. I. 



29480. Mast-head gear for dory. Amasa Taylor, Provincetown, Mass. 



29481. Mast and boom attachment for dory. " " 



29484. Mast and gaff attachment for whale-boat (new style). Used by 

 Provincetown whalers. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown. 



[Conn. 

 25181. Mast-hinge for whale-boat. " " 



Leaders and foot-stops. 



25604. Series of sail-leaches and boom foot -stops. Used by Ne wport smack- 

 men. J. M. K. Southwick, Newport, R. I. 



25193. Boom foot-stops. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 



25181. Mast-hinge for whale-boat. " " 



29450. Fair-leader. Used on the booms of Gloucester vessels. Samuel El- 

 well, jr., Gloucester, Mass. 



29463. Patent topsail travelers. Used on square-rigged vessels. Wilcox, 

 Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 



29449. Mast-hook clutch. E. A. Sawyer, Portland, Me. 



