Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
17682	Ship’s Whistle	Object, Water Transporation, Watercraft Whistle, Ship Whistle					Ship’s Whistle Item: 17682    Object ID: 996-172-388 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Water Transporation, Watercraft Whistle, Ship Whistle Description: Metal handle pushed whistle down much like a bellow. Forces air out of tin whistle at top. Air comes in through hole underneath. Hook keeps whistle closed. Brass tacks hold leather to wood. Attached tin plate reads, “J.H. Rowe Co. General agents Gloucester, Mass. Pat. Pending”.
17615	Oars	Object, Water Transporation, Oar, Steering Oar					Oars Item: 17615    Object ID: 996-2-218 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Water Transporation, Oar, Steering Oar Description: Long curved oars with flat square blade. One oar tipped with copper and the other with tin. Leather hand grips. Leather wrapped in middle of oar for the oar locks. Donor info - came from house of Chester Rich in Somesville. Rich married a Smith of Somesville. Marked H.L. Smith.

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