a— HABITS OF FISHERMEN. 



72. Musical instruments, games, and literature of the fish- 

 ermen. 



musical instruments. 



Collection of musical instruments, song and music books. 

 Accordion, violin, harmonica, music book, and fishermen's ballads. 

 This collection represents the musical instruments, &c, most 

 commonly carried on fishing vessels. 



GAMES. 



Cards. 



Pack of cards which have been used on fishing vessel Eeporter, 

 of Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 



Fishermen's checker-board. 



A half-barrel head, with checker-board marked with red chalk on 

 one side. Checkers made of a piece of an old boot-leg. Glou- 

 cester, Mass., 1883. 57,949. Gift of Capt. J. W. Collins. 

 These are easily improvised, and are the kind of checker- 

 boards most commonly used. 



Canvas checker and backgammon boards. 



A piece of canvas, hemmed on the ends, with a checker-board 

 painted on one side and a backgammon-board on the other. 

 22 inches square. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,832. U. S. 

 Fish Commission. Canvas checker and backgammon boards 

 are often carried on fishing schooners. 



Fox and geese board. 



A plain, square piece of board, with 32 holes ; 19 pegs for geese 

 and 1 peg — the longest — for the fox. Board 9 inches square. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,950. Gift of Capt. George Mer- 

 chant, jr. 



Diamond puzzle. 



Six small pieces of wood notched so that when put together 

 each binds all the rest. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,831. 

 Gift of Capt. George Merchant, jr. Used to pass away idle 

 time on fishing vessels when making passages, &c. The puzzle 

 consists in putting the blocks together in the right positions. 



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