[103] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 747 



Block becket and thimble. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used in the Harcourt patent double iron- 

 strapped blocks. Middletown, Conn. 54,726. Wilcox, Crit- 

 tenden & Co. 



BlDING-SAIL HOOK-THIMBLES. 



Made of galvanized iron. One pair used on Gloucester fishing ves- 

 sel to connect the mast hoop with the storm trysail or riding 

 sail. Middletown, Conn. 54,729. Wilcox, Crittenden & 

 Co. 



GROMMETS. 



Iron grommets. (Wilcox's patent.) 



Made of galvanized iron. One series loose and one inserted in can- 

 vas. Used on vessels in the Great Lakes. Middletown, Conn. 



25.116. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Eyelet grommets. 



Made of brass. Eleven sizes. Used to line worked holes, also as 

 coupling for Wilcox's patent grommet. Middletown, Conn. 

 25,124. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Brass grommets. (Wilcox's patent.) 



One series loose and one inserted in canvas. Middletown, Conn. 



25.117. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Brass grommets. (Patent, conical-pointed.) 



One series loose and one inserted in canvas. Middletown, Conn. 



25.118. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Brass grommets. 



Made of sheet brass, with washer. Series of four sizes, inserted, 

 and loose. The first kind of metallic grommet used in America. 



25.119. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Brass grommets. 



Made of sheet brass, with teeth. Series of four sizes, inserted and 

 loose. The first style of grommet patented in America. 25,120. 

 Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Brass grommets. 



Oblong shape. Series of five sizes. Specially designed for United 

 States mail bags. 54,731. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Grommet rings. 



Made of galvanized iron ; one sample loose and one worked in can-* 

 vas. 25,122. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



