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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
Location: Islands Museum, Tiverton, Nova Scotia, Canada

 
Water pump used in smaller boats c.1930 to 1940
19 of 59 		High flyer used to mark the ends of trawl lines c. 1930 to 1950
20 of 59 		Keg used for marking trawl lines with high flyer attached
21 of 59 		Buoys used to identify and float fish nets and lobster traps.
22 of 59 		A hand barrow, used to transport salt fish from fish flakes to vessels.
23 of 59 		This is an example of the type of container used by fish plants to 'can' cooked lobster meat.
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Fisherman's needles used to knit trap heads or repair nets.
25 of 59 		Swivels attached to the lobster traps.
26 of 59 		Floats used with lobster traps. The corked bottle has sometimes been termed a 'poor man's float'.
27 of 59 		Cork floats used with lobster traps.
28 of 59 		Wooden bouy used in lobster fishing. They attached to the lobster trap.
29 of 59 		Log Lines used to determine the speed of a vessel
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Lantern holders
31 of 59 		A lantern used in the 30s on boats to warn of their position on the water.
32 of 59 		Sextant
33 of 59 		Patents, used for easy access to hooks and gangions (line that holds hooks) on trawl lines.
34 of 59 		Oars, used for rowing boats.
35 of 59 		Trawl roller
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