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Gill net buoys and hook line float

Object/Artifact
Four wood and one orange metal gill net buoys and hook line float. Fishing gear donated to the Shanty project by Gary Diepenhorst
Gill net buoys and hook line float picture number 1
Float used in hook line fishing. Linseed oil treated wood. Metal ring at top.; Hung inside the Demerest Shanty, May 2021 Gill net buoys and hook line float picture number 3 Gill net buoys and hook line float picture number 4

2021.25.01

1845 Fishing, commercial

Winthers, Sally

2021.25

Diepenhorst, Gary Lee 1940-2024

Donation

All items given to Sally Winthers by Gary Diepenhorst. The most deteriorated items were buried in the ground in a thicket behind his fish processing house. The white buoy adorned Mr. Diepenhorst's business sign.

Saugatuck's Historic Demerest Shanty

Poor

Diepenhorst, Gary Lee 1940-2024Demerest Fishing Shanty

06/04/2021

11/18/2023