Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.035 A—D
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Hook
Title:
Gold Plated English Bait Hooks In Plastic Pill Bottle
Date:
1970
Description:
99 gold—plated steel English bait hooks, size 10, measuring .875 inch by .5 inch. Orange and black label glued to cardboard: "ENGLISH BAIT HOOKS". Hooks stored in clear plastic pill bottle with white plastic snap—on top. "HARRY RACE / DRUGGIST, INC. / JUNEAU / ALASKA" embossed in blue on lid.
A — 99 hooks
B — Label
C — Clear plastic container
D — Lid
A — 99 hooks
B — Label
C — Clear plastic container
D — Lid
Notes:
See 2002.11.012. From Parke's fishing tackle. Hooks used for jigging herring. 6 to 8 hooks tied onto line w/ weight at lower end, spaced ~ 12 — 18" apart. Jig attached to fishing line & lowered into herring school. Gold hooks w/o bait attract herring, which were used for salmon & halibut fishing.
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Recreation
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Recreation
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