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Fore-boom band mat — Continued. 



Length, 2 feet; width, 5 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 

 57,841. U. S. Fish Commission. Used on fore-boom band to 

 prevent foot of a foresail from chafing. 



Sword-mat for port main-rigging lanyard. 



Mat made of tarred house-line, rovings at ends. Length, 4 feet ; 

 width, 5 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,84G. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. Used on after main -rigging lanyard on port side 

 to prevent lanyard from being chafed by boom -tackle, &c. 



Sword-mat for starboard main-rigging lanyard. 



Sword-mat made (by weaving over a dagger-shaped piece of wood) 

 of tarred hemp house-line ; tarred rovings at ends. Length, 4 

 feet ; width, 5 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,845. U. S. 

 Fish Commission. Used on after main-swifter lanyard on star- 

 board side to prevent lanyard from being chafed by boom- 

 tackle, &c. 



Mat for port main-swifter. 



Ponce mat; woven by hand of tarred hemp spun-yarn; rovings 

 of house-line attached to corners. Length, 4 feet 2£ inches • 

 width, 5£ inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,848. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. Used on port main-swifter to prevent main gaff 

 from chafing the shroud. 



Mat for starboard main-swifter. 



Ponce mat of tarred hemp spun-yarn ; rovings of same attached to 

 corners. Length, 4 feet 2£ inches; width, 5£ inches. Glouces- 

 ter, Mass., 1883. 57,847. U. S. Fish Commission. Used on 

 starboard main-swifter (7 to 8 feet below the cross-trees) to pre- 

 vent the main gaff from chafing the shroud when the gaff is 

 pressed out against the rigging. 



Cross-mat for outrigger (port side). 



Cross-shaped piece of canvas upon which are sewed manila 

 thrums (short rope-yarns) ; 8 small grommets of brass along 

 sides for roving to pass through. Length, 13 by 11 inches ; 

 width of end, 3£ inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,838. U. 

 S. Fish Commission. Lashed on end of port outrigger to 

 main-topmast cross-tree to prevent chafing of sails, halyards, 

 &c. 



Cross-mat for outrigger (starboard side). 



Cross-shaped piece of canvas, with manila thrums (short rope-yarns) 

 sewed to itVith stout twine ; 8 brass grommets for roving to 

 pass through. Length, 13 by 11 inches; width of ends, 4 inches. 



