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Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped, remants of white and red paint, carved with "GWS", and on the other side "BS", with hole in the narrow part for attaching to a rope, and hole on top for a missing handle
Bait pouch, twine net with drawstring mouth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Bait pouch, twine net with drawstring mouth
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, bait pouch, net-woven from twine, with drawstring mouth to pull closed, to be filled with bait and hung inside lobster trap to attract lobsters
Wood buoy (lobster float), fish shape, orange and white carved with V WHITE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, carved with "V WHITE" and branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with hole in the wide bottom part for attaching to a rope; on the other side a long gouge probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area; see also #1866 and #1867
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded G V WHITE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded G V WHITE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1867
Wood buoy (lobster float), bullet shape, branded G V WHITE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wood buoy (lobster float), bullet shape, branded G V WHITE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bullet shaped with white handle on top, newly painted white top and bottom with orange band in the middle, branded with "G V WHITE" and "7482", with metal staple and ring on the bottom for attaching to a rope; see also #1865 and #1866
Wooden, wedge-shaped lobster claw pegs
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wooden, wedge-shaped lobster claw pegs
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area
Cork net floats of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Description:
Fishing gear, cork net floats (21) of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads
Fishing net pieces
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Fishing net pieces
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, net with fine mesh, for catching small fish; two pieces: one small, basically intact, one large, with holes and almost torn in two; may have been all one net
Untitled
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Untitled
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, hand line; a length of stout twine attached to a lead sinker (marked "2 1/2"); the other end of the sinker is attached to two large (3.5" L) fish hooks; the twine is wrapped around (stored on) a one-piece wooden frame
Glass float in a nylon twine pouch for use with herring net
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Glass float in a nylon twine pouch for use with herring net
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, molded with a nipple on one end, the other end flat, fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch (with fine openings) with a drawstring, the whole would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Colorful glass floats - fishing gear
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Colorful glass floats - fishing gear
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, glass float collection, one each clear, green, and red, in a nylon pouch with a drawstring (for display purposes only); clear float is molded; red and green floats hand made with pontil marks
Round glass float in a nylon twine pouch for herring net
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Round glass float in a nylon twine pouch for herring net
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, clear glass float, round, with pontil mark (where glass was blown, then removed from pipe), fully enclosed in a stout nylon twine pouch which would be attached to the edge of a herring net
Wooden buoy (lobster float) with RH STANLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wooden buoy (lobster float) with RH STANLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float) with "RH STANLEY" and "5830" branded onto it; originally painted all white but now only remnants of the paint remain
Wooden buoy (lobster float) carved with HA ALLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wooden buoy (lobster float) carved with HA ALLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, all yellow, carved with "HA ALLEY" and "7162" with no attachment hole but rather a large metal staple into the wood and a metal ring for attaching to a rope; the owner was probably Harry Alley
Fishing hand line
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Fishing hand line
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, hand line
Early fishing rod
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early fishing rod
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear. Early Fishing Rod
Green fishing kreel (fish basket)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Equipment
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Green fishing kreel (fish basket)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear. Green fishing kreel (fish basket)
Yellow wood buoy carved with HA ALLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Yellow wood buoy carved with HA ALLEY
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, buoy, wooden, bullet shaped, with wooden dowel handle, all yellow, carved with "HA ALLEY" with attachment hole on bottom; the owner was probably Harry Alley
Buoy (lobster float) with initials B.S.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Buoy (lobster float) with initials B.S.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float) with black tip, initials B.S
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded CE RICE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded CE RICE
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), bell shaped, black & orange, branded "CE RICE" and "9818", with iron ring attached with iron staple on bottom
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C. E. RICHARDSON
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C. E. RICHARDSON
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), white, fish shaped, branded "C. E. RICHARDSON" and "900"