Gill Net, synthetic

Knotted Textile (Macrame)

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Amylon gill net and two tags

Amylon gill net and two tags

Name/Title

Gill Net, synthetic

Entry/Object ID

2021.06.07

Description

Sample of Gill Net and tags from synthetic "Amylon" fiber

Collection

1845 Fishing, commercial

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.06

Source or Donor

Demerest, David 1953-, Hebert, Marilyn, Demerest, Marvin Eugene "Demmy" 1928-2020

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Box

100 Commercial Fishing

General Notes

Note

Found in the shed behind Demmy Demerest's home. The netting was balled in brown paper with no marking. Two tags were tucked in the bundle but were not attached to the netting. Melt test proves that the netting is of a synthetic fiber. The entire ball of netting is packed in the Shanty box in the SDHC storage unit on the Blue Star Highway by Sally Winthers in June 2021.

Create Date

June 1, 2021

Update Date

November 18, 2023