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Clothing* 



Boots, moccasins, leggings. 



2G015. Fishermen's red cod boots. Jonathan Buck, Harwich, Mass. 



26015. Fishermen's red-leather slippers. " " 



26014. Fishermen's black boots. " " 



2582.>. Slippers made of sheep-skin, with the wool on the inner surface. 



Worn by fishermen inside of their boots. A. R. Crittenden, Mid- 



dletown, Conn. 



26671. Boot-packings. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 



tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



26672. Moccasins. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Contributed 



by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



26708. Rubber boots. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 



tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



Hats and caps. 



25722. Fisherman's cap, called "Russian cap." E. R. Cook, Provincetown, 



Mass. 

 2G651. Hunter's rubber cap. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. 



Contributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 

 29542. Series of sou'westers and oil-cloth hats (Cape Ann pattern). J. F. 



Carter, Gloucester, Mass. 



Clothing for the hands. 



25788, Pair of mittens. Called " Newfoundland cuffs" by fishermen. 



Peculiar to Gloucester. A. R. Crittenden, Middletown, Conn. 

 25790. Mackerel cots. Used on the fingers when taking mackerel by hook 



and line. Capt. Samuel Elwell, Gloucester, Mass. 

 25787. Pair of " hand-haulers." Used by fishermen off the Newfoundland 



Banks. Joseph Parsons, jr., East Gloucester, Mass. 



25789. Pair of nippers; peculiar to Gloucester, Mass. Joseph Parsons, East 



Gloucester, Mass. 

 25718. Pair of nippers. Used by fishermen to protect the fingers while 



hauling in trawls. David Conwell. 

 25717. Pair of nippers. Central Wharf Company, Provincetown, Mass. 



26709. Rubber gloves. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 



tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



Protection from insects : 



Nets for beds and for face. 



25700. Mosquito-net. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 

 tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



Ointments (such as tar and sweet-oil). 

 Smudges (such as pyrethrum powder). 

 Shields, breastplates, and defensive armor. 



Trapping's. 



Belts. 



23665. Belt for sheath-knife. J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. 



