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Cross puzzle. 



Six oblong blocks of hard wood ingeniously notched so that they 

 can be put together in such a manner that one binds the whole; 

 the puzzle is to do this. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,829. Gift 

 of Capt. George Merchant, jr. This is considered one of the 

 most difficult puzzles made or used on fishing vessels. 



ROW- GALLEY PUZZLE. 



A frame- work of wood, consisting of two side-pieces and four cross- 

 bars, the two end-bars having holes in them ; rove through and 

 hitched around these is a piece of double line. The puzzle is 

 to unmoor or remove the line from the frame- work without 

 using the free ends. This is called " unmooring the row-gal- 

 ley." Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,830. Gift of Capt. George 

 Merchant, jr. 



ElNO PUZZLE. 



Consists of an iron ring separated in one place, and having an end- 

 less string attached by a " round" turn around the ring. The 

 puzzle is to get the string clear without unwinding it directly. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,827. Gift of Capt. George Mer- 

 chant, jr. 



Wooden top. 



Ash ; pointed base ; square sides in the middle ; round handle at 

 top. Letters A, N, P, and T. on the squares. Gloucester, 

 Mass., 1883. 56,826. Gift of Capt. George Merchant, jr. This 

 is used to play for buttons, cents, &c, by the crews of fishing 

 vessels. Each player spins it in turn, and if it falls with "A" 

 up he takes all the stakes ; with " BT " he gets nothing ; " P " up 

 he puts down ; and with " T " up he takes the stake he ven- 

 tured. 



Rattle. 



Several flat shells strung on a withe made of a cedar or spruce twig. 

 Diameter of withe, 7£ inches. Neah Bay, Washington Terri- 

 tory. 1,034. Collected by James G. Swan. 



literature. 



Fishermen's literature. 



Collection of works of fiction. Loss of the Grosvenor, &c, by W. 

 Clark Russel ; Peter Simple, and other stories by Marryatt, &c. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1883. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Fishermen's Memorial and Record Book. 



The Fishermen's Memorial and Record Book, containing an account 

 of the losses of fishing vessels and fishermen, hair-breadth es- 



