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| 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 | ||||
| Cork net floats of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Cork net floats of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear, cork net floats (21) of assorted sizes, strung on a rope like beads | ||||
| Fishing net pieces Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  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 |
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| 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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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| Early fishing rod Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Early fishing rod Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Fishing gear. Early Fishing Rod | |||
| Green fishing kreel (fish basket) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| 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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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 |
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|  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" |
