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Under-running rock. 



An oval-shaped beach stone (6 inches by 5 inches), having a hole 

 in one end, into which is driven a wooden peg. A short piece 

 of fishing-line is fastened to the stick. Cape Ann, Mass., 

 1883. 54,346 (a). A. Howard Clark. Used for the purpose of 

 sinking the end of a trawl-line which is set for under-running. 



Trawl- anchors. (For descriptions see Sec. I.) 



Iron killicks. (For descriptions see Sec. I.) 



VOSS'S IMPROVED SELF-STOCKING ANCHOR. (See Sec. I, p. 111.) 



NET-SINKERS 

 NET-SINKERS. 



Old-style lead sinkers for nets. Wellfleet, Mass. 29,474. Gift of 

 Newell B. Eich. 



Menhaden-net sinkers. 



Old-style flat rings made of lead. Beverly, Mass., 1876. 25,800. 

 Gift of G. B. Foster. Formerly used at Beverly and vicinity 

 on the foot of menhaden seines. 



Net-sinkers. 



Samples of large and small lead rings used as net-sinkers. Wilcox, 

 Crittenden & Co. 29,393; 25,394. 



Stone killicks. (For descriptions see Sec. I.) 



Grappling- anchor. (For description see Sec. I.) 



swivels. 



LINE SWIVELS. 



Swivels. 



Series of brass, horn, and iron swivels, used on hand-lines, nets, 

 and trawls. Old and new patterns. 



Hand-line swivels. 



For cod and pollock lines. 



Horn cod-line swivel. 



Formerly much used by Grand and George's Banks fishermen. 

 25,798. 



Horse-swivel. 



Used on cod-line. 29,392. Lothrop's patent. For cod hand-line. 

 32,659. 



Shark-hook swivel. 29,457. 



