18 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Section GL— FISHERY RPODUCTS AND THEIR PREPARA- 

 TION. 



XXXIV. — Materials Employed in the Arts and Manu- 

 factures. 



138. Ivory of mammals, including tusks of Walrus used 



for trinkets, handles, jewelry, buttons, paper-knives, 

 counters, &c. ; ivory of Narwhal (Monodon monoceros), 

 used for canes ; teeth of Sperm Whale (Physeter macro- 

 cephalus) and their application to the manufacture of 

 balls, buttons, and trinkets. 



139. Ivory of reptiles; teeth of Alligator, used for jewelry, 



whistles, cane-handles, buttons, &c. An extensive 

 trade in Alligator teeth is carried on in Eastern 

 Florida, several establishments being there engaged 

 in their manufacture into fancy articles. 



140. Bone of Mammals, including Sperm Whale, jaw-bone made 



into harness-rings, martingales, sail thimbles, pulley- 

 blocks, seine-needles, chopping-knife, &c; "Os mira- 

 bilis" of Walrus, used for charms, &c. ; bone of fishes, 

 including sword of Swordfish (Xipkias gladius). 



141. Baleen, or whalebone, crude and prepared, for various 



uses. This collection includes slabs of whalebone of 

 Bowhead Whale (Balcena mysticetus), Northwest coast 

 Right Whale [Eubalcena Sieboldii), Humpback Whale 

 (Megaptera versabilis), Sulphur-bottom Whale (Sibbal- 

 dius sulfureus), California Gray Whale (Rhachianectes 

 glaucus), and other species ; strips of bone prepared by 

 the Eskimo ; also whalebone in condition to be used 

 in the manufacture of whips, brushes, hats, caps, 

 canes, corsets, and numerous other articles. 



142. Tortoise shell (Eretmoclielys squamata) and commercial tor- 



toise shell used in manufacture of combs, knife han- 

 dles, and other articles. 



143. Scales of fishes used in ornamental work, with specimens 



of flowers and other articles manufactured therefrom. 



144. Pearls and nacre, embracing the pearl-yielding shells, 



with the pearls and the mother-o'-pearl in the rough 

 state, with the manufactured buttons, handles, and 

 jewelry, pearl-powder, inlaid work, and papier-mache, 

 ornamented with mother-o'-pearl ; ear-shells (Halio- 

 tidce) used in manufacture of buttons, handles, inlaid 

 work, and pearl powder ; Pearl Oysters (Airiculidw), 

 with pearls and nacre ; River Mussels ( Unionidcv), 

 with pearls and nacre, crude and polished. 



