Name/Title
NetEntry/Object ID
1996.001.003Description
A head net for the parlor section of a lobster trap. Made out of a heavy cotton twine. In funnel shape. Approximately 25 1/2 inches x 21 1/2 inches.
Square net. Mesh approximately 1 1/4 inches x 1 1/2 inches.
For more information on lobster traps and netting refer to Down East Netting by Barbara Morton pp.67-68
Dick Rossiter said the name of these nets are hake mouth.
SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE: Taken from a lobster trap used by Dick Rossiter.