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Whaleman's harpoon — Continued. 



It belongs to that series of harpoons which have fixed heads 

 and two barbs, and is in the condition in which it is intended 

 to be used, with the exception that the points should be ground 

 to a razor's edge and the shank cleaned and polished, in order 

 that no obstruction may be offered when penetrating the blub- 

 ber and flesh. 



SINGLE-BARBED HARPOONS — FIXED HEADS. 



One-fltted HARPOON. 



Harpoon with single recurved barb. Marked u S. Lydia." Length, 

 32| inches. New London, Connecticut, 1882. 56249. Gift of* 

 Lawrence & Co. 



One-flued harpoon. 



Harpoon with a fixed single barb and hinged toggle. Barbs and 

 shank, wrought iron. Length, 35 inches. Provincetown, Mas- 

 sachusetts, 1882. 56250. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Harpoon. 



Harpoon with one recurved fixed barb and one adjustable barb. 

 The latter is rigidly fastened to the forward end of a wrought- 

 iron rod. The rod is made fast to a cast-iron sliding collar or 

 socket. The sliding socket has an eye into which one end of 

 the iron strap may be bent. The combination of sliding socket, 

 arm, and adjustable barb moves around, or parallel to, the 

 shank. A wrought-iron eye is welded near the rear end of 

 the shank, through which the iron strap may be rove. When 

 the instrument is to be darted, the adjustable barb is closely 

 fitted to the rear of the fixed barb, where it is held in position 

 by a small wooden pin. The resistance upon the line, which 

 is rove through the stationary eye and made fast to the rigid 

 eye on the sliding socket, gives the under barb a twisting 

 motion which brings it at right angles, or otherwise, to the 

 point of incision, more firmly fastening the instrument in the 

 flesh of the whale. Length, 35 inches. New London, Con- 

 necticut, 1882. 56251. Gift of C.A.Williams & Co. Probably 

 a modification of a harpoon patented October 20, 1857, by James 

 Q. Kelly, of Sag Harbor, New York. 



One-flued harpoon. 



Harpoon with fixed head, single barb. Barb and shank, wrought 

 iron. Marked "E.Park" (Manufacturer). Cut from a dead 

 whale. Length, 36 inches. Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1882. 

 56252. Gift of Joseph B. Macy. 



