[155] fisheries of the united states. 799 



Cork soles. 



Soles made of thin pieces of cork covered with cloth, and shaped 

 so as to fit inside of boots. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,877. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. Worn inside rubber boots. 



bed-clothing, etc. 



Fisherman's blanket. 



A single gray woolen blanket, with blue stripes ; cheap quality. 

 Used by the fishermen of New England in their bunks on 

 fishing vessels. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 102,079. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



Fisherman's blanket. 



A double gray woolen blanket, with blue stripes, of average qual- 

 ity. Used by fishermen of New England in their bunks on 

 fishing vessels. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,644. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



eye-protectors. 

 Goggles. 



Wood, with a continuous longitudinal slit in front and arch for 

 the nose. Length, 6| inches. Lower Yukon River, Alaska. 

 48,724. Collected by E. W. Nelson. Fastened to the head 

 with a seal-skin thong, and used to protect the eyes from the 

 glare of snow and ice. 



Eye-protector. 



A shade made of wood to screen the eyes from the glare of the 

 water; seal-skin band or head-strap. Depth in front, 3f 

 inches. Cape Darby, Alaska, 1880. 44,144. Collected by E W. 

 Nelson. 



Goggles. 



Wood, with longitudinal slit, ovate apertures at either end, and an 

 arch for the nose. Length, 6£ inches. Kushunuk, Alaska, 

 1880. 36,352. Collected by E. W. Nelson. Fastened to the 

 head with a seal-skin thong, and used to protect the eyes from 

 the glare of the snow and ice. 



63. Receptacles for clothing. 



Black clothes-bag. 



Made of white cotton canvas, painted black ; brass eyelet-holes 

 around top for bag lanyard to reeve through. Length, 3 feet; 

 width, 19 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,890. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. In very common use on fishing vessels. 



