Photo of Phonse Ducey explaining the needle

Phonse Ducey explaining the needle; needle held by Edward Millar; the needle is a tool used in mending and creating nets; inside Phonse Ducey's twine store (formerly Felix Penney's house) The needle shown in this photo is made out of plastic; needles were also commonly made of wood.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Millar, Kiyomi
Other Authors: Phonse Ducey, b.1946 is an inshore fisherman in Keels. Phonse is the owner of the twine store (formerly Felix Penney's house) and spent many winters knitting and mending cod traps, gill nets, and other nets and meshes within the building. Edward Millar, b. 1990, is an MA student in Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Objects
Fishing equipment
Fishing nets
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/232
Description
Summary:Phonse Ducey explaining the needle; needle held by Edward Millar; the needle is a tool used in mending and creating nets; inside Phonse Ducey's twine store (formerly Felix Penney's house) The needle shown in this photo is made out of plastic; needles were also commonly made of wood.

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