[125] FISHEEIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 769 



Patent swivel rowlocks— Continued. 



Series of six sizes, from 3£ to 6 inches-high, and with openings 

 2 to 3^ inches wide. Middletown, Conn. 25,094-9. Wilcox, 

 Crittenden & Co. 



Socket rowlocks. 



Made of brass, unpolished. Series of three sizes ; the smallest size 

 has patent fastening at foot of shank. Middletown, Conn. 

 25,082-4. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Common socket rowlocks. 



Made of galvanized iron. Series of four sizes, from 4£ to S inches 

 high. Middletown, Conn. 25,102-5. Wilcox, Crittenden 



&Co. 



Socket rowlocks. 



Made of galvanized iron. Slim shanks or pintles. Used on gun- 

 ning skiffs or any boats with very light gunwales. Two sizes, 

 5£ inches long; openings, If and 2 inches wide. Middletown, 

 Conn. 57,547. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Socket rowlocks. 



Made of brass, polished, with sockets. Series of three sizes, 5 to 

 6£ inches high. Middletown, Conn. 25,070-2. Wilcox, Crit- 

 tenden & Co. 



Becket-oarlock and socket. 



Made of galvanized iron. Pattern used on boats of United States 

 revenue cutters. Height, 7£ inches ; opening of horns, 2J 

 inches wide. Middletown, Conn. 25,109. Wilcox, Crittenden 

 &Co. 



Becket rowlock. (Korcross patent.) 



Made of galvanized iron. The oarlock revolves on upright that is 

 adjustable on a plate socket. Height, 5 inches ; width, 8 inches. 

 Middletown, Conn. 25,110. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co. 



Steering-oar lock and socket. 



Galvanized iron ; latest pattern (January, 1883), for 40-foot Cape 

 Ann seine-boat. This oarlock was the first one made, and 

 was cast from a wooden pattern whittled out by a Gloucester 

 fisherman. Length of steering-oar used with this lock, 18 

 feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,033-4. Wilcox, Critten- 

 den & Co., Middletown, Conn. 



Steering rowlock and stern-band socket. (Improved pat- 

 terns.) 

 Made of galvanized iron. Used on Cape Ann seine-boats. This 

 rowlock is much like the original pattern, except that the 

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