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| Fishing hand line spool Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fishing hand line spool Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 13.5", with 2 rungs | |||
| Fishing hand line spool Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Fishing hand line spool Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, fishing hand line spool, 14", with 3 rungs | |||
| Wooden and foam lobster buoys on a rope Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wooden and foam lobster buoys on a rope Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, 3 wooden and 5 foam buoys (lobster floats), strung on a rope; wooden buoys: a) bullet shape with white bottom and orange top, hole on top for handle, hole through bottom body for trap rope, 18.5" L x 4" W x 4" D; b) bullet shape with blotches of white, green, and yellow all over the body and handle, branded with "98?????" carved letters ?VV, on the another side carved letters "?ILLE", on another side carved letters "SOW??I?", with black rubber strip tacked on two opposite sides to make a loop for attaching trap rope, 25" L x 5.5" W x 4.5" D; c) log shape with white bottom and orange top and handle branded with "PL ?UNKER" and "BU???R" with canvas strip tacked on the flat bottom to make aloop for attaching trap rope, but broke so a rubber stip was tacked on top of it for the same purpose, 17" L x 7.5" W x 6.25" D; (and 5 foam floats removed for display outside Shaw cabin 2015) [show more] | |||
| Wooden buoys and decoys, some from 1920s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wooden buoys and decoys, some from 1920s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Buoys and decoys. Collection of 10 wooden buoys of various shapes and sizes, and two wooden decoys. 1. Blue and white fish-shaped wooden buoy with Richmond name on it. LHA 7519. 2. White, wooden with EW carved onto small piece of wood affixed to buoy (perhaps Edgar White). Hole for handle but handle is missing. 3. Black, yellow, and red bottom, wood, with Numbers 360 or 9 with rubber strap on end. Log with flat bottom. W. Bracy carved, ca. 1920s 4. Mushroom shape, no handle with EN White 1442 with iron ring. See the other "White" above and below. White fished 1930s to 1960s 5. Red bullet shaped, wooden with wooden handle. Branded on it C. Alley, 967 and 805 and 7193; (The name Richman is written on masking tape affixed to buoy.) 6. Red, yellow, and black, wooden handle and rubber strap, Part of last name or complete last name is 'Auy'. Red black yellow chipped paint, with rubber or leather strap and handle broken off, long crack. Has a number on it. 7872 branded on it. 7. Wood, white, mushroom shape with half black handle. "1442" and "N White", with iron ring on base. Perhaps turned on a lathe. Unusual. See the other "White" buoy. 8-10 Three buoys tied together: Blue and white, fish shaped, with Richardson 900. 11. Decoys. Wood with post on one end (neck) and B.S. carved on body. B.S. could indicate Bert Stanley or Boynton Stanley, perhaps gift of Jim Bradley - flat bottom, twine attached to each end to connect to other decoys. (See also 1000.0.1296 primitive decoys in museum.) [show more] | |||
| Fishing line on wooden spool Tremont Historical Society |
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| Fishing line on wooden spool Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Fishing line on wooden spool Tremont Historical Society Description: Fishing line on wooden spool. Donated in memory of Richard Babb. | ||||
| Small round wooden spool with metal line. Tremont Historical Society |
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| Small round wooden spool with metal line. Tremont Historical Society Description: Small round wooden spool, about 2.5" with metal line. Donated in memory of Richard Babb. | ||||
| Wooden Lobster Peg Islesford Historical Society |
| Wooden Lobster Peg Islesford Historical Society Description: Whittled peg for plugging lobster claws to prevent the lobster from pinching someone with its claw. Used before the invention of rubber bands for lobster claws | |||||
| Bait bags knitted by Francis Fernald. Islesford Historical Society |
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| Nylon knitted lobster trap head. Craftsman Unknown. Islesford Historical Society |
| Nylon knitted lobster trap head. Craftsman Unknown. Islesford Historical Society | |||||
| Two carved lobster bouy decorations Islesford Historical Society |
| Two carved lobster bouy decorations Islesford Historical Society | |||||
| Large fishing hand line with weights with wood frame Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Large fishing hand line with weights with wood frame Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, large fishing hand line with weights, wrapped around a wooden frame | |||
| Large hand line with weights Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Large hand line with weights Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Large hand line with weights and initials JLS | |||
| Grappling hook with ring from Victor White's old garage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
|  Grappling hook with ring from Victor White's old garage Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Tool. Grappling hook with ring: metal, 4-pronged with hole in handle and ring through hole, from Victor White's old garage, summer 2013. | |||||
| Clam hod (clam basket) handmade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Clam hod (clam basket) handmade Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, large wood, rectangular, slatted box with handle - clam hod (clam basket) handmade out of parts previously painted in various colors: red, white, green. With small wooden box full of shells. | |||
| Clam rake with metal tines and wood handle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Clam rake with metal tines and wood handle Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, clam rake with metal tines and short wooden handle with a hole on the end | |||
| Buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys yellow with red Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys yellow with red Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, buoy (lobster float), double plastic buoys on one plastic shaft, yellow with three vertical red stripes, branded with "7491" and also "8676"; the plastic shaft has been heated and bent to form a loop to which a swivel fitting is attached, which is then tied to a rope | ||||
| Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C.E. RICHARDSON Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wood buoy (lobster float) branded C.E. RICHARDSON Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), fish shaped, white top and blue bottom, branded with "C.E. RICHARDSON" and "900", with hole in the blue bottom part for attaching to a rope; concave on one side probably because the log used to make it was soft or rotten in that area | ||||
| Wood buoy carved with FLS and branded F L STANLEY Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wood buoy carved with FLS and branded F L STANLEY Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, wooden buoy (lobster float), club shaped, with perhaps white bottom (top paint, if any, is worn off), carved with "FLS" and also branded with "F L STANLEY", with hole in the thicker white bottom part for attaching to a rope | ||||
| Wood buoy (lobster float), carved with GWS and BS Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  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 |
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| 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 |
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| Wood buoy (lobster float), fish shape, orange and white carved with V WHITE Great Cranberry Island Historical Society 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
