862 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [38~| 



GAFFS USED IN DRESSING FISH. 



Halibut header's hook. 



Gal vani zed-iron S-shaped hook, fastened into wooden handle. This 

 implement is similar to the common cotton-hook. Length of 

 hook, 7£ inches ; spread of point, 3 inches ; length of handle, 

 4 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,691. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. Used in fresh-fish establishments for holding up the 

 heads of halibut while they are being cut off. 



Halibut flitcher's hook. 



Made of iron, with eye and rope strap. Gloucester, Mass., 1882. 

 54,476. Gift of Captain Joseph Ryan. Used on halibut ves- 

 sels at Greenland in preparing flitches for salting. The rope- 

 strap loops on a peg in the table-edge when the hook holds the 

 fish in place. 



HALIBUT FLETCHER'S HOOK. 



A double hook of iron, connected with a swivel. Gloucester, Mass., 

 1882. 54,412. Gift of A. M. Burnham. Used on halibut ves- 

 sels in preparing flitches for salting. The smaller hook fits on 

 the edge of the cutting-table, while the larger one hooks into 

 the fish, holding it in place while being flitched. 



FISH-SOUNDERS. 



Sounder. 



A small-pronged hook, with shank 13 inches long ; piece of wood 

 8 inches long on the shank. Moorehead City, N. C. 54,505. 

 Collected by R. E. Earll. Used to remove the bladders or 

 sounds from fresh squeteague or spotted trout. 



MANY-POINTED HOOKS. 



FISH FORKS OR PEWS. 

 FlSH-PEW. 



A curved and pointed steel prong driven into an oak handle and se- 

 cured by an iron ferrule. Length of prongs 6J inches (outside) ; 

 handle, 4 feet; ferrule, 4 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 

 32,716. Gift of Capt. S. J. Martin. Used for handling fish 

 more especially cod, &c. 



TWO-PRONOED PEW-GAFF. 



This is a combination of the pew and the gaff, the ordinary fish- 

 pew being supplemented by a short curved spur which is wel- 

 ded upon it close to its junction with the handle. Steel pew 

 and hook fastened to hard- wood handle, which has iron ferrule 

 on lower end. Length of handle, 4 feet ; pew-tine, 5 inches ; 



