Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.040
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Lure
Title:
6" White, Blue & Red Painted Wood Salmon Fishing Plug
Date:
1950
Description:
White painted wooden salmon trolling plug. Red on ends and blue—and—white patterns hand painted on sides. Yellow and black plastic eye inset. Brass swivel—and—hook eyes. Faint red gill marks. Commercially made. Hand repainted(?).
Notes:
See 2002.11.012
Plug came from fishing vessel "Tomolie", a troller and longliner that burned off Cape Fanshaw in 1963. Hull and engine were purchased by Tom Parke in 1964 and rebuilt as Parke's boat, "Tiller Tramp". Plug is remnant of "Tomolie" fire. Paint indicates commercially made plug was repainted.
Search Terms:
Fishing
Recreation
Sport
T&E
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66" White, Blue & Red Painted W
66" White, Blue & Red Painted W