[115] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 759 



Mast-gear. 



Six purrel trucks. Used on a rope around the mast to keep the 

 gaff on the mast. Providence, R. I. Walter Coleman & Sons. 

 25,802. 



Mast hinge for whaleboat. 



Made of brass. Permits the mast to be easily raised or lowered. 

 Middletown, Conn. 25,181. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



52. Boat-builders' materials. 



miscellaneous. 



Socket for boom-rest or crotch. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used on the taffrail of fishing vessels 

 when they are "lying to" on the Banks. Wellfleet, Mass. 

 29,482. Gift of Theodore Brown. 



Water deck-iron. 



Made of galvanized iron. Fire-proof. Pipe opening 5 inches in 

 diameter. These irons are made with openings from 4 inches 

 to 10 inches in diameter. Sizes 4, 4|, 5, and 5£ are used on 

 Gloucester fishing vessels. Middletown, Conn., 1882. 25,204. 

 Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Topsail travelers. (Patent.) 



One pair; used on square-rigged vessels. Middletown, Conn. 

 29,463. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Adjustable jack-stay link. (Clement's patent.) 



Made of galvanized iron. Middletown, Conn. 54,722. Wilcox, 

 Crittenden & Co. 



Adjustable connecting link. (Clement's patent.) 



Made of galvanized iron. Middletown, Conn. 54,723. Wilcox, 

 Crittenden & Co. 



Boom-tackle attachment. 



Made of brass. (Cruikshank's patent.) Middletown, Conn. 26,987. 

 Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Plate-ring. 



Made of galvanized iron. Used on vessels for port-rings and other 

 purposes. Middletown, Conn. 57,546. Wilcox, Crittenden 

 &Co. 



Burrs or washers. 



Made of galvanized Swede's iron. Called also fore-locks. Series 

 of twelve sizes. The large ones are used to lock ring bolts, 



