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93. Further work, to reclaim the valuable metal of her engines, was carried out on Sirius' wreck in the early l?00s by Messrs Ensor of Cobh. Presentation sections of the pump rod were cut and given to the Robens family, the presidentoftheUSA and the BritishAdmiraltyamongothers. (N. Roberts) 94. Cannon balls from the wreck of HMS Loo which was wrecked on the Loo rocks (named from the ship) offBaltimore in 1697, on 30 April. (R. Bushe) 95. Elephant tusk from an unknown west Cork wreck (R. Bushe) 96. Wooden float used tobuoyfishing nets in theolddays (R. Bushe) Inflated dog skin for buoying nets. Small animal skins were used for this purpose, later to be replaced by the more familiar glass balls, and then the various modern synthetics. (Kinsale Museum) 98. Stencils for fish boxes. R. SALTER. BALTIMORE BALTIMORE KIPPERS (R. Bushe) 99. 'DuckLamps', usedbyfishermen at sea in the old days (R. Bushe) 100. Many special cools were used in the past for the different trades and in dustries connected with ships and the sea. These cools are co do with the saltingof fish, herrings, mackerel, in barrels. The rushingiron was used to work in a layer of rushes co seal the cask. (R. Bushe) 101. Pourer, for pouringpitchonthe seams ofaship co seal them (R. Bushe) 102. Sail makers tools from the days of sailing ships and sailing fishing boars (R. Bushe) 103. Kinsale Sign Boards Thuillier Brothers, Shipwrighrs Jonathan L. Mangan. Block and Pump Makers 104. The most typical tool of the shipwright's trade when ships were built of wood- the adze, used for working and shaping the timbers. (Kinsale Museum) 105. Wooden block for running rigging. The complex of rigging in a sailing ship required many such blocks and the skilled craftsmen able to fashion them. (Eugene Gillan) 106. Ice picks used for unloading Norwegian ice in Kiosale. In the days before refrigerators, ice was actually shipped in from countries which had good natural supplies. Special picks had to be used to break up the hard frozen mass on arrival. (Kinsale Museum) 107. Set of cutlery from the wreck of the SS Alondra on the Kedge islands in 1916 (R. Bushe) 108. Port hole from the SS Aud. Carrying arms for the Irish rising, the Aud was captured, and then scuttled in Cork Harbour. (P.A. O'Byrne) 109. Brass3' shellfromHMSDrake (B. Bermingham)
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1 1 0. Divers helmet. Hard Hat type. (P.A. O'Byrne) 1 1 1. Divers Hand Lamp, an un.d�rwater_ torch of c. 1900, made by C.B. Gorman, manufacturersofd1v10gequ1pment (B. Bermingham) 112. Ship's Wheel, salvaged from the MV Celtic Lee which capsized in the river Lee at theESBstationand was salvagedbyScotts of Cork. (1.0.D.C.) 113. Sh _ ip's telegra_ ph. The traditional means of signalling instructions from bndge to engme room. 114. Sex�ant from the sailing ship, Admiral Courbet. The sextant is the nav1� ator's basic tool, enabling the taking of sun and star sights and the workmgoutof exact positions. (D. Couglan) 115 • Chronometer by Egan� of Cork. Determining longtitude requires knowledge of the exact ttme, and much research went into the making of really accurate clocks or chronometers, which would keep exact time over
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