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| Key Features: | A deadrise workboat equipped with a hydraulic patent-tong rig that is operated by a system of levers and pedals. |
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| Period of Use: | 1950s - present |
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| Use: | Oyster dredging in deeper parts of the Bay |
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| Interesting Facts: | The hydraulic patent-tong rig is extremely efficient. Compared to manually-operated “drop” tongs, hydraulic gear reportedly enabled a waterman to harvest twice as many oysters in the same amount of time. By the early 1960s virtually all oystermen had adopted the hydraulic rig. |
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| Where to see one: | Deadrises fitted with patent-tongs can be seen in many parts of southern Bay region. |
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