[99] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 743 



Mast-hook clutch. (Sawyer's patent.) 



One pair, to be connected by a screw. Portland, Me. 29,449. Gift 

 of E. A. Sawyer. 



Swivel-hook. 



Made of galvanized iron. Improved pattern for blocks and general 

 use. Middletown, Conn. 29,444. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Eye-hook. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used in iron-strapped yacht-blocks. 

 One sample, size £ inch ; made from ^ inch to 1 inch. Middle- 

 town, Conn. 57,545. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Tackle-hooks. 



Hooks aod thimbles made of galvanized iron. Series of ten sizes, 

 | inch to 1 inch. (They are made up to 2£ inches.) Used by 

 riggers on many parts of vessels and in rope-strapped blocks. 

 Middletown, Conn. 25,155. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Match-hooks and thimbles. 



Made of galvanized iron. Series of ten sizes, from £ inch to 1 inch. 

 (They are made as large as 2 inches.) Used by riggers, and often 

 called riggers' match or sister hooks. Middletown, Conn. 

 25,206. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Sailmakers' sister-hooks. 



Made of galvanized iron with wide spread. Series of ten sizes, £ 

 inch to 1 inch. Used for jib-bonnet hooks and various other 

 purposes. Middletown, Conn. 25,144. Wilcox, Crittenden & 

 Co. 



Cape Ann bonnet-hooks. 



Made of galvanized iron. Thimbles with wide mouth. Series of 

 three sizes. Used in the luff of a jib to hook the bonnet on. 

 Middletown, Conn. 25,145. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Bonnet-hook and eye. 



Made of galvanized iron. Two sizes. Used to quickly remove or 

 put the bonnet on the jib. Middletown, Conn. 29,452. Wil- 

 cox, Crittenden & Co. 



Plate-hook. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used for hammocks and for various pur- 

 poses about boats and vessels. Middletown^ Conn. 25,185. 

 Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Gaff-topsail sheet-hook. (Henshaw patent.) 



Made of galvanized iron. Used generally on Cape Cod vessels and 

 on some Gloucester vessels. Middletown, Conn. 54,727. Wil- 

 cox, Crittenden & Co. 



