B.— METHODS OF PREPARATION. 

 I.— PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF MARINE PRODUCTS FOR 



1. Preservation during life. 



fish cars and floating- oag-es. 



Live-fish car. 



Full size; made of wood ; boat-shape; sharp at both ends; flat bot- 

 tom ; holes in sides -and bottom ; top covered with hinged lid. 

 Length 5 feet on top, 37 inches on bottom. Witlth on top, 

 amidships, 22 inches. Depth, 14 inches. New Bedford, Mass., 

 1882. Gift of James Beetle. Towed astern of boats by fisher- 

 men of Southern New England, for the preservation of live 

 tautog and bluefish. 



Floating fish car. 



Model, scale 1\ inches to foot. A series of six wooden crates sus- 

 pended in frame with floats on two sides. Length, 10 inches; 

 width, 9 inches; depth, 3 inches. Newport, E. L, 1877. 29,538. 

 Gift of J. M. K. Southwick. Used for preserving live fish at 

 market. 



Fish marketman's car. 



Model. Eectangular shape; sides and bottom made of slats; top, 

 of boards, with openings. Length, 6£ inches ; width, 4J inches ; 

 depth, 2| inches. Newport, E. I., 1877. 29,539. Gift of J. 

 M. K. Southwick. Used by the fishermen of Southern New 

 England for the preservation of live fish and lobsters. 



NOANK LOBSTER CAR. 



Model, scale, 1J inches to foot. A crate made of slats of wood; 

 in two compartments; top flat, bottom bulging. Length, 18^ 

 inches; width, 9 J inches; depth, 6 inches. Noank, Conn., 

 1878. 29,297. Gift of Capt. H. C. Chester. Used at the fish 

 wharves for the preservation of live lobsters and fish. 



Live-car. 



Model. A boat-shaped wooden box; sharp at each eud. Made of 

 slats set a short distance apart. Used by vessels to keep fish 

 alive for market. Providence, E. I. 22,221. D. D. Almy. 

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