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Line -tubs — Continued. 



grooves cut into the wood, forming outlets and channels, 

 through which such water as may accidentally get in the tubs 

 may escape. Semicircular cut in upper end of one stave, 

 through which the line is paid out when fast to a whale. Two 

 ropes are spliced in staves on opposite sides and used as lash- 

 ings, with which the tubs are made fast to thwarts to prevent 

 their loss overboard. Large, 72808. New Bedford, Massachu- 

 setts, 1882. Small, 72809. Gift of I. H. Bartlett & Sons. Two 

 tubs: The large tub, circular, contains 225 fathoms of line; the 

 small tub, elliptical, contains 75 fathoms. 



Whale-line. 



Manila, slack laid, three strands, circumference 2 inches. Three 

 hundred fathoms of whale-line are usually carried in a boat, 

 seventy-five fathoms in the small tub and two hundred and 

 twenty-five in the large tub. Laid in Flemish coils in order 

 that the line may run out freely when fastened to a whale. 

 The "top end" of the line in the large tub is led forward and 

 fastened to the first iron, and the bight of the line thrown over 

 the loggerhead. New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1881. Large 

 line, 72810. Small line, 72811. Gift of I. H. Bartlett & Sons. 



Drug (drag). 



A drug made in the form of a tub, with a thick and strongly made 

 bottom to withstand the resistance of water. Oak staves 

 bound with iron hoops. Upright piece of hard wood morticed 

 and toggled in bottom. Eope tail for bending on to harpoon. 

 Used to impede the progressive motions of a wounded adult 

 whale, or fastened to a calf to attract the attention and sym- 

 pathy of its mother or other females. New Bedford, Massa- 

 chusetts, 1882. 72843. I. H. Bartlett & Sons. 



Lantern-keg. 



A utensil included in the outfit of every American whale-boat, 

 sometimes made by the cooper on board the vessel, and some- 

 times ashore. Oak staves ; three iron hoops. Headed up at 

 both ends. New Bedford, Massachusetts. 72812. I. H. Bart- 

 lett & Sons. The lantern -keg contains the boat-lantern, 

 matches, tinder-box, candles, pipes, and tobacco, and some- 

 times ship-bread. Its position in the boat is invariably in the 

 apartment aft, known as the cuddy, under which it is "slung" 

 by rope-lashings. 



Boat-bucket. 



A strongly made tub, heavy oak staves, with two projecting staves 

 with holes in upper ends for a knotted rope bail or handle ; 

 jrpn hoops, New Bedford, Massachusetts. 72813. I. H. 



