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Wooden horse for branding-kettle — Continued. 



Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,862. XJ. S. Fish Commission. Used 

 for the purpose of holding branding-kettle when it has a fire 

 kindled in it. 



Four brass numbers. 



1, 2, 3, 4, f of an inch long. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,861. U. 

 S. Fish Commission. These are for the purpose of insertion 

 in the head of the brand-kettle to mark the quality of fish. 



Bundle of Block Island flags. 



Weight 5 pounds; length 7£ feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,825. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. Used for tightening barrel-heads. 



Flagging iron. 



Iron, horseshoe shaped head, with handle flattened at end. Length, 

 21 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,824. U. S". Fish Com- 

 mission. Used for the purpose of putting flags in the chines 

 of fish barrels in order to make the latter water-tight. 



Long bilge can-hooks. 



Two iron rods with hooks attached to lower ends, and a manila- 

 rope strap spliced with eyes at upper ends. Length of rods, \ 

 2J feet ; rope strap (f-inch manila), 4J feet ; hooks, 2J inches 

 wide. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 57,834. U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion. Used for lifting barrels which have one head out and 

 are full of fish and brine. 



Barrel-lifters. 



Two galvanized iron can-hooks, with hollow, cylindrical-shaped 

 handles. Length of hooks, 4 h inches; width, 2£ inches; handle, 

 4£ inches. Middletown, Conn. 56,891. Wilcox, Crittenden 

 & Co. Used for stowing mackerel barrels in a vessel's hold, 

 also for loading barrels on cars. One hook is held in each 

 hand and hooked into the chines of a barrel ; the knee is then 

 pressed against the bilge and the barrel is easily lifted without 

 cutting the fingers. 



Waukegan fishery. 



Model. This model shows in miniature all the apparatus employed 

 in cleaning and salting down the Lake whitefish (Coregonus 

 clupeiformis). Waukegan, 111. 25,750. Collected by J. W. 

 Milner. 



