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| Keywords: FMIB 47505 Cutting-In a Right Whale or Bowhead.jpeg check categories 21 August 2015 2 Cutting-In a Right Whale or Bowhead A-Fluke-chain adjusted to the small B-Fin-Chain fastened around left fin C-Ring of fin-chain into which blubber-hook is fastened to raise fin and blanket-piece the starting point when unwinding blubber from the whale D-Hole in root of lip into which blubber-hook is inserted to hoist lip on board ship F-G- Scarf to detach and hoist lower lip E-H- Scarf cut from fin below and forward of eye to blow-holes H on head E-I- Scarf from fin E to back of whale I J-K- Scarf cut in removing blubber while whale is being rolled The other spiral lines show final scarfs L-Hole mortised in head for head-chain M-One method of hoisting head by head-chain and toggles the chain being pasdsed through the blow-holes M M Fig 2 -Newer and better method of hoisting head by use of chain strapped blocks Tail of chain passed through from H under several feet of blubber to and through the hole cut at L and then coupled to sister-hooks on the lower block N-Cutting made by man with an ax while overboard in order to detach the head bone O-Lower edge of bone which is very thin and requires only light strokes to free it P-Markings showing where the spade is inserted to start the throat bone in detaching head Q-Where the hole is made in throat in order to haul it on board R-Throat-chain and toggle by wihich throat is sometimes taken on board S-Dotted line to show where backbone is cut to lessen strain on windlass when taking off lbubber T-Wide section of blanket-piece which is trimmed down by boarding-knife when taking blubber on board Subject Whaling--Equipment and supplies Tag Aquatic Mammals 1916 00 Cite book Real Story of the Whaler Whaling Past and Present Verrill A Hyatt Alpheus Hyatt New York City NY D Appleton and Company 1916 48 Creator Alpheus Hyatt Verrill PD-UWASH-FMIB Institution University of Washington FMIB-source accession number 47505 Images from the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank to check Alpheus Hyatt Verrill Marine mammals | ||||
