This drawing of a bosun's chair is from the Ashley Book of Knots, by Clifford W. Ashley, published by Faber & Faber Ltd., London, 1946, page 74. (From the collections of Penobscot Marine Museum)
A view of a breeches buoy from The U. S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues, and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard by Ralph Shanks, Wick York and Lisa Woo Shanks (eds.), published by Costano Books, Petaluma, California, 1996. A breeches buoy is a rescue device.
Seine-boat and crew "paying out" the seine. A school of mackerel has been spotted, and the fishing crew are rowing the seine around the school.
This image is from G. Brown Goode's The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, 1884-1887, Section I, Plate 62. This book can be found online at NOAA.
Hand-line gear is pretty simple. A reel for the line, sinkers and hooks are all that one needs, except for bait.
This image is from G. Brown Goode's The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States, 1884-1887, Section V, Plate 31. This book can be found online at NOAA
A display wall showing a number of builder's half models, used to design ships in the nineteenth century on the Maine coast. The lifts or layers of wood are taken apart and measured, in order to lay out the shape of the vessel and its frames for construction. The display also shows a number of shipbuilding tools, including adzes, caulking hammers, a drawknife, clamps, an auger, and a serving mallet.
