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14992Harding's Wharf
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Places, Harbor
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Soules - George John Soules
  • 1977
  • Tremont, Bernard
William "Bill" Harding's boat the Martha David is visible next to the dock.
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William "Bill" Harding's boat the Martha David is visible next to the dock.
9996Jerry Tapley and his Granddaughter, Sierra Tapley's Lobster Buoys
  • Image, Photograph, Digital Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fishing Buoy, Lobster Buoy
  • Morrill - Charles Barrett Morrill (1934-2020)
  • 2009-09
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 109 Freeman Ridge Road
13935Lobster Traps - History and Development
  • Reference
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
The American lobster trap was invented in 1808 by Ebenezer Thorndike (1782-1877) of Swampscott, Massachusetts, a shoemaker who had a dried fish business and a fish market in Charleston, Massachusetts. The invention of the lobster trap was said to have made him a very rich man. "The lobster catch along our coast has been large and profitable for many years. The trapping of lobsters was first practiced at Swampscott in 1808 by Ebenezer Thorndike, who had twelve pots." - "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men," Volume 2, edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis & Company, 1888, p. 1486. When settlers first came to Mount Desert Island "Lobsters could be picked up along the shores but were not much esteemed as food." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 39. "The house now owned and occupied by Hiram Hadlock was built by his father, Epps Hadlock, in 1858. The cellar had been dug by Enoch Newman and Mr. Hadlock purchased the lot and built the house. The land was half of the hundred acre lot once owned by the first Sans Stanley. [Epps L. Hadlock (1829-1907)] was the man who made and set the first lobster trap in Southwest Harbor on April 16, 1854, and many of his descendants have been and still are, interested in and actively connected with the lobster industry." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 201. An 1899 report by the United States Fish Commission on the Lobster Fishery Of Maine, described the local "lath pots" used by Maine lobster fishers: The framework of the bottom consists of three strips of wood, either hemlock, spruce, or pine (the first mentioned being the most durable[cite] ), a little longer than the width of the pot, about 2¾ inches wide and 1 inch thick. In the ends of each of the outer strips a hole is bored to receive the ends of a small branch of pliable wood, which is bent into a regular semicircular curve. These hoops are made of branches of spruce or hemlock, or of hardwood saplings, such as maple, birch, or ash, generally retaining the bark. Three of these similar frames, straight below and curved above, constitute the framework of each pot, one to stand at each end and one in the center. The narrow strips of wood, in general ordinary house laths of spruce or pine, which form the covering, are nailed lengthwise to them, with interspaces between about equal to the width of the lathe. On the bottom the laths are sometimes nailed on the outside and sometimes on the inside of the cross pieces. The door is formed by three or four of the laths running the entire length near the top. The door is hinged on by means of small leather strips, and is fastened by a single wooden button in the center, or by two buttons, one at each end. The openings into the pot ... are two in number, one at each end, are generally knit of coarse twine and have a mesh between three-fourths of an inch and 1 inch square. They are funnel-shaped, with one side shorter than the other, and at the larger end have the same diameter as the framework. The smaller and inner end measures about 6 inches in diameter and is held open by means of a wire ring or wooden hoop. The funnels are fastened by the larger ends to the end frames of the pot, with the shorter side uppermost, so that when they are in place they lead obliquely upward into the pot instead of horizontally. The inner ends are secured in position by one or two cords extending to the center frame. The funnels are about 11 or 12 inches deep, and therefore extend about halfway to the center of the pot. They taper rapidly and form a strongly inclined plane, up which the lobsters must climb in their search for the bait. A two-strand manila twine is most commonly used for the funnels. Cotton is also used, but is more expensive and less durable. - "The Lobster Fishery of Maine," by John N. Cobb, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899. James Knott Sr. (1930-), of Brookline, Massachusetts was the first to use a wire mesh lobster trap in Atlantic waters off Gloucester in 1956. Wooden traps weighed about one hundred pounds when wet and were buoyant instead of sinking quickly to the bottom of the sea. Wooden traps decay in salt water. A wire mesh trap is approximately one half the weight of a wooden trap and is more negatively buoyant. A wire mesh lobster trap has a service life of one to over ten years. “Knott estimates that 90% of all lobster traps used in the U.S. are made from wire.” – Information from "Understanding the Stresses Incurred By a Typical Lobster Trap Using Finite Element Analysis" by Drew A. Domnarski, Professor Satya S. Shivkumar, Advisor, April 27, 2011 - A Major Qualifying Project Report submitted to the Faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, p. 7. "Today’s wire lobster traps are relatively standard in shape and design, as they are mass produced by commercial trap builders. Prior to the mid-1980s, however, lobster traps were primarily made of wood and built by individual fishermen." - "How to Catch a Lobster in Down East Maine" by Christina Lemieux Oragano, The History Press, 2012, p. 42. Robert Crowe Sr. (1934-) of Rockport, Maine, developed the Hydro-Slave pot hauler, a smaller version of the large-size Marco Hydraulics hanging block hydraulic hauler, in 1964. He introduced the smaller, reasonably priced apparatus to East Coast lobstermen thereby making it much easier to lift the heavy, water sodden pots from the sea. – Information from “Lobstering Off Cape Ann: A Lifetime Lobsterman Remembers” by Peter K. Prybot, The History Press, 2006, p. 102. See this reference for a complete discussion of the subject.
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The American lobster trap was invented in 1808 by Ebenezer Thorndike (1782-1877) of Swampscott, Massachusetts, a shoemaker who had a dried fish business and a fish market in Charleston, Massachusetts. The invention of the lobster trap was said to have made him a very rich man. "The lobster catch along our coast has been large and profitable for many years. The trapping of lobsters was first practiced at Swampscott in 1808 by Ebenezer Thorndike, who had twelve pots." - "History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men," Volume 2, edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis & Company, 1888, p. 1486. When settlers first came to Mount Desert Island "Lobsters could be picked up along the shores but were not much esteemed as food." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 39. "The house now owned and occupied by Hiram Hadlock was built by his father, Epps Hadlock, in 1858. The cellar had been dug by Enoch Newman and Mr. Hadlock purchased the lot and built the house. The land was half of the hundred acre lot once owned by the first Sans Stanley. [Epps L. Hadlock (1829-1907)] was the man who made and set the first lobster trap in Southwest Harbor on April 16, 1854, and many of his descendants have been and still are, interested in and actively connected with the lobster industry." - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 201. An 1899 report by the United States Fish Commission on the Lobster Fishery Of Maine, described the local "lath pots" used by Maine lobster fishers: The framework of the bottom consists of three strips of wood, either hemlock, spruce, or pine (the first mentioned being the most durable[cite] ), a little longer than the width of the pot, about 2¾ inches wide and 1 inch thick. In the ends of each of the outer strips a hole is bored to receive the ends of a small branch of pliable wood, which is bent into a regular semicircular curve. These hoops are made of branches of spruce or hemlock, or of hardwood saplings, such as maple, birch, or ash, generally retaining the bark. Three of these similar frames, straight below and curved above, constitute the framework of each pot, one to stand at each end and one in the center. The narrow strips of wood, in general ordinary house laths of spruce or pine, which form the covering, are nailed lengthwise to them, with interspaces between about equal to the width of the lathe. On the bottom the laths are sometimes nailed on the outside and sometimes on the inside of the cross pieces. The door is formed by three or four of the laths running the entire length near the top. The door is hinged on by means of small leather strips, and is fastened by a single wooden button in the center, or by two buttons, one at each end. The openings into the pot ... are two in number, one at each end, are generally knit of coarse twine and have a mesh between three-fourths of an inch and 1 inch square. They are funnel-shaped, with one side shorter than the other, and at the larger end have the same diameter as the framework. The smaller and inner end measures about 6 inches in diameter and is held open by means of a wire ring or wooden hoop. The funnels are fastened by the larger ends to the end frames of the pot, with the shorter side uppermost, so that when they are in place they lead obliquely upward into the pot instead of horizontally. The inner ends are secured in position by one or two cords extending to the center frame. The funnels are about 11 or 12 inches deep, and therefore extend about halfway to the center of the pot. They taper rapidly and form a strongly inclined plane, up which the lobsters must climb in their search for the bait. A two-strand manila twine is most commonly used for the funnels. Cotton is also used, but is more expensive and less durable. - "The Lobster Fishery of Maine," by John N. Cobb, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899. James Knott Sr. (1930-), of Brookline, Massachusetts was the first to use a wire mesh lobster trap in Atlantic waters off Gloucester in 1956. Wooden traps weighed about one hundred pounds when wet and were buoyant instead of sinking quickly to the bottom of the sea. Wooden traps decay in salt water. A wire mesh trap is approximately one half the weight of a wooden trap and is more negatively buoyant. A wire mesh lobster trap has a service life of one to over ten years. “Knott estimates that 90% of all lobster traps used in the U.S. are made from wire.” – Information from "Understanding the Stresses Incurred By a Typical Lobster Trap Using Finite Element Analysis" by Drew A. Domnarski, Professor Satya S. Shivkumar, Advisor, April 27, 2011 - A Major Qualifying Project Report submitted to the Faculty of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, p. 7. "Today’s wire lobster traps are relatively standard in shape and design, as they are mass produced by commercial trap builders. Prior to the mid-1980s, however, lobster traps were primarily made of wood and built by individual fishermen." - "How to Catch a Lobster in Down East Maine" by Christina Lemieux Oragano, The History Press, 2012, p. 42. Robert Crowe Sr. (1934-) of Rockport, Maine, developed the Hydro-Slave pot hauler, a smaller version of the large-size Marco Hydraulics hanging block hydraulic hauler, in 1964. He introduced the smaller, reasonably priced apparatus to East Coast lobstermen thereby making it much easier to lift the heavy, water sodden pots from the sea. – Information from “Lobstering Off Cape Ann: A Lifetime Lobsterman Remembers” by Peter K. Prybot, The History Press, 2006, p. 102. See this reference for a complete discussion of the subject. [show more]
3029Building the Better Lobster Trap
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Trotter - Bill Trotter
  • Bangor Daily News
  • 2006-05-06
"Jim Knott, 76, is said to be the reason wooden lobster traps now are used mostly as decorations or glass-topped coffee tables. He is credited with developing the first wire lobster trap and being the first to use one, in 1957, off Good Harbor Beach on Gloucester’s eastern shore. " Bangor Daily News
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"Jim Knott, 76, is said to be the reason wooden lobster traps now are used mostly as decorations or glass-topped coffee tables. He is credited with developing the first wire lobster trap and being the first to use one, in 1957, off Good Harbor Beach on Gloucester’s eastern shore. " Bangor Daily News
12426Wooden Lobster Trap at Lower Town Dock, Southwest Harbor
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Southwest Harbor
  • 178 Clark Point Road
The J.N. Mills Coal wharf is visible in the right background and the kiosk for the town landing is in the left background.
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The J.N. Mills Coal wharf is visible in the right background and the kiosk for the town landing is in the left background.
5352Lobster Traps at the Narrows
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Albumen Print
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Places, Sound
  • Rand - Henry Lathrop Rand (1862-1945)
  • 1891
  • Mount Desert Island
12272Lobster and Traps
  • Image, Photograph, Negative
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Blood - Ralph Farnham Blood (1905-1972)
12443Gary A. Parsons Hauls One of his New Wire Lobster Traps
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • Cameron - Gary A. Cameron
  • The Washington Post
  • 1985-05-27
  • Mount Desert
Compare this photograph to Item 6207 that shows Ralph Ober Phippen hauling lobsters in a wooden trap with a rope and pulley in 1937.
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Compare this photograph to Item 6207 that shows Ralph Ober Phippen hauling lobsters in a wooden trap with a rope and pulley in 1937.
7831Lobster Traps on Wharf in Bernard, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-04
  • Tremont, Bernard
7832Lobster Traps on Wharf in Bernard, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-04
  • Tremont, Bernard
7895Lobster Shack in Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Outbuildings, Shed
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1946-04
  • Tremont, Bernard
7914Lobster Wharf at Goose Cove, Tremont, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1964-02-17
  • Tremont
7915Lobster Wharf at Goose Cove, Tremont, Maine
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1964-02-17
  • Tremont
7270Richard Black and Wilder Dolliver With Lobster Traps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • 1940 c.
  • Tremont, Bass Harbor, McKinley
Wilder Dolliver (1898-1994) - on left Richard A. Black (1920-2007) - on right
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Wilder Dolliver (1898-1994) - on left Richard A. Black (1920-2007) - on right
9360Ralph Ober Phippen Hauling Traps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1937-08
  • Mount Desert Island
Ralph is shown using a winch head to haul his traps. Robert Crowe had not yet developed the east coast Hydro-Slave pot hauler. He did so in 1964 thereby making it much easier to lift the heavy, water sodden pots from the sea.
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Ralph is shown using a winch head to haul his traps. Robert Crowe had not yet developed the east coast Hydro-Slave pot hauler. He did so in 1964 thereby making it much easier to lift the heavy, water sodden pots from the sea.
6824Harvey A. Moore Working on Traps - A Maine Lobster Fisherman's Workshop
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1945-05
  • Tremont, Bernard
W.H. Ballard took the photograph of Harvey Moore and used it as the image for a postcard titled, "Lobster Fisherman's Workshop" that became popular on Mount Desert Island. SWHPL 9472 was a duplicate of this item and has been removed.
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W.H. Ballard took the photograph of Harvey Moore and used it as the image for a postcard titled, "Lobster Fisherman's Workshop" that became popular on Mount Desert Island. SWHPL 9472 was a duplicate of this item and has been removed.
5834Lobster Pots in the Snow - Thurston's Wharf, Bernard
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • Structures, Transportation, Marine Landing, Wharf
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1947-02
  • Tremont, Bernard
6207Ralph Ober Phippen Hauling Traps
  • Image, Photograph
  • Object, Fishing, Fish Trap, Lobster Trap
  • People
  • Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
  • 1937-08
  • Mount Desert Island
Ralph is shown using a winch head to haul his traps. Robert Crowe had not yet developed the east coast Hydro-Slave pot hauler. Compare this photograph to Item 12443 that shows Gary Parsons hauling lobsters with a Hydro-Slave in 1985.
Description:
Ralph is shown using a winch head to haul his traps. Robert Crowe had not yet developed the east coast Hydro-Slave pot hauler. Compare this photograph to Item 12443 that shows Gary Parsons hauling lobsters with a Hydro-Slave in 1985.