Handline

Name/Title

Handline

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.192a-c

Description

a. Commercial handline reel b. Bobber c. Sinker

Context

This is a commercially made and sold rig of a type Wiseman remembers being used when he was young in the 1950’s and maybe later. It has the line wound carefully around the rectangular wooden reel. It is in perfect condition, except for the warping of the reel.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Reel, Fishing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials