758 FISHERIES OP THE UNITED STATES. [Hfl 



Wooden killick, or coast anchor. 



Wood and stone; shank of white oak, split at butt into 4 parts, 

 these parts inclosing a stone, and fastening, at lower ends, into 

 two flat pieces of hard wood which cross at right angles. Iron 

 ferrule above split. Noank,Conn. 25,219. Presented by Capt. 

 H. G. Chester. Used for anchoring fishing-gear, boats, &c. 

 Sometimes called "poor man's anchor." 



Grappling-iron. 



Iron ; black ; four stout recurved hooks joined together on a single 

 shank. Eing at top of shank served with canvas. Length of 

 shank, 7 inches; spread of prongs, 8 inches. Gloucester, Mass. 

 25,936. Presented by A. McCurdy. Used to recover lost fish- 

 ing lines, &c. 



t 

 D^svil's-claw grapnel. 



Iron ; black ; a piece of f-inch chain, 10 or 12 feet long, with 3-prong, 

 claw-like grapnels fastened at intervals of 3 feet along its 

 length, and one at the extreme end of the chain. Length of 

 each grapnel, 9 inches ; each prong, 5 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1883. 54,342. U. S. Fish Commission. Used for recovering 

 lost trawl-lines, &c. 



51. Mast-gear. 

 Mast-head truck. 



Made of lignum-vitse wood. Used on the topmast to display bunt- 

 ing and signals. Made by Walter Coleman & Sons. 25,810. 



Mast-head ball. 



Made of lignum-vitse wood. Used on top of the topmast to display 

 bunting and signals. Made by Walter Coleman & Sons. 

 25,811. 



Mast-head gear. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used chiefly on dories at Provincetown, 

 Mass. Gift of Amasa Taylor. 29,480. 



Mast-gear. 



Mast-head gear for dory. Provincetown, Mass. 29,480. Amasa 

 Taylor. 



Mast and boom attachment. 



Used chiefly on dories at Provincetown, Mass. Gift of Amasa 

 Taylor. 29,481. 



Whaleboat mast and gaff attachment. 



Made of brass. Used by Provincetown whalers. Middletown, 

 Conn. 29,484. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



