Net Reel
Object/Artifact
Diminutive wooden net drying reel with a rectangular base and rotating rack with four crossbars. The reel is held together with nails and staples and is of a similar design to the larger reels once common on the Saugatuck docks.
2020.35.03
According to the donor, this reel was used to dry a small net used to catch minnows. The reel may have been used to stock bait for the Gleason Store in Saugatuck
Commercial businessesSports: fishing1845 Fishing, commercial
Winthers, Sally
24 in
17 in
22 in
Garage, History Center
Gleason Net Shed c1919-1965Saugataco/River Market/Gleason's Party Store/Best Chance Charters
May have been associated with either location
05/30/2024
05/31/2024