ALCOVE 97. 
In this alcove may be found nets, seines and floats from Nor- 
way and a primitive stone anchor also from Norway. The cases 
contain fine collections of lines, hooks, floats, flies, revolving spoon 
baits and other implements of special interest to the disciples of 
Isaak Walton, which were presented to the Museum by James 
Buchanan, Glasgow, Scotland; Bartleet & Son, Redditch, Eng- 
land, and J. T. Buel Co., Whitehall, N. Y. 
Photographs of the Baltimore Fishing School in Ireland hang 
on the walls. This important institution has rendered the most 
efficient service in preparing young men and boys for duty in 
connection with the fisheries of Great Britain and the English 
Colonies. 
A seine of over a quarter of a mile long, made in Russia, is 
displayed upon the high stand ; buoys, nets, fish-traps, etc., from 
other countries, are also located in this alcove. 
Over the door leading from the Alcove to Hall No. 23 is a 
fine well-mounted specimen of the sturgeon ; it is from this fish 
that the useful product known as fish isinglass is taken. 
