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Woolen drawers. 



Made of coarse striped woolen cloth, commonly known as " whale- 

 man's stripe." The waistband is faced on the outside with 

 twilled cotton. In very general use among New England fish- 

 ermen during the cooler portion of the year. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1883. 102,115. U. S. Fish Commission. Duplicate of 102,115. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1880. 42,772. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Woolen drawers. 



Woven, with red and white stripes. Factory made. Lined seams 

 and waistband. Commonly worn by fishermen throughout 

 the year. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 102,114. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. 



Cotton drawers. 



Woven of gray cotton. Factory made. Commonly worn by fisher- 

 men in summer. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 102,116. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



APRONS. 



Fish-skinner's apron. 



Made of white canvas. With a neckband, a back-strap, and a 

 pocket on the right side. Style of apron commonly used by 

 men employed in skinning and boning fish. Gloucester, 

 Mass., 1883. 102,110. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Cook's apron. 



Made of brown canvas. Provided with pockets, and with neck 

 and back straps. Used by cooks on fishing vessels. Glouces- 

 ter, Mass., 1880. 42,753. U. S. Fish Commission. 



SOCKS. 



Woolen socks. 



Made of mixed woolen yarn, with white toes and tops. Extensively 

 worn by New England fishermen. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 

 57,644. U. S. Fish Commission. 



ElBBED WOOLEN SOCKS. 



Knit of heavy blue yarn, with white toes and tops. Commonly 

 worn by New England fishermen. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 

 57,888. U. S. Fish Commission. 



MITTENS, GLOVES, AND NIPPERS. 

 BUBBER MITTENS. 



Outside of rubber cloth, lined with red flannel. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1883. 57,873. U. S. Fish Commission. Used in cold and 

 stormy winter weather by New England fishermen. 



