Object number
53/79
Description
This is a float, or buoy, for herring nets. It was found on the Norfolk coast in 1924. Similar floats, but with double the capacity, were known as 'dutchmen' (though they were not all made in Holland).
Physical description
drift net float: wood, metal
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - "Float cum buoy for herring nets found on Norfolk coast in 1924. There were others identical but double capacity, known as "dutchmen" but not all made in Holland. N. Teulon Porter"
Production date
1924
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