1132 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [1^]" 



Whalebone, steamed, split, and polished — Continued. 



40. Whalebone rule. 24,985. 



41. Whalebone. Prepared for whip-maker's use (patent). 24,982. 

 Boston, Mass. Prepared at factory of J. A. Sevey. 



Whip stalk. 



Whalebone and rattan; finished, ready for covering. 24,960. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 



Whalebone and rattan. 



Fitted, ready for sticking together for whip-stalk. 24,859. Pre- 

 pared by American Whip Company. Westfield, Mass. 



Cane. 



Walking-stick, made of whalebone (baleen), by a whaleman at sea 

 (schrimshaw work). ' Heart, several pieces, wrapped spirally 

 with strips of baleen and wormed with cord of the same ma- 

 terial ; three Turk's-keads (baleen) at top, bottom, and center. 

 Length, 33 inches. Edgartown, Mass., 1882. Gift of J. W. 

 Coffin. 56,897. 



21. Plates and scales. 



tortoise-shell. 

 Tortoise-shell. 



Pacific hawk's-bill turtle (JEretmochelys squamata.) Pacific coast. 

 12,387-90. U. S. Fish Commission. 



Commercial tortoise-shell. 



New Bedford, Mass., 1875. 24,890. Gift of George T. Nickerson. 



SCALES OF FISHES. 



Scales of sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). Cape Cod to 

 Florida; Gulf of Mexico. 



1. Crude scales. 25,480. 



2. Scales cleaned and prepared for use. 25,481. 



3. Brooch and ear-rings. 25,482. 



4. Sprays of flowers. 25,483-6. 



5. Sprays of flowers, dyed. 25,487. 



6. Necklace and cross. 25,488. 



7. Brooch and ear-rings. 25,489. 



8. Brooch and ear-rings, dyed. 25,490. 

 Philadelphia, Pa. Received from F. C. Keergaard & Co. 



Scales of sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). 



Frame containing wreath of fish-scale ornaments. Jacksonville, 

 Fla. Mrs. George W. Frazier. 



