Wooden, wedge-shaped lobster claw pegs

From collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Collection

Wooden, wedge-shaped lobster claw pegs

Fishing gear, wooden lobster claw pegs, wedge shaped, used to hold a live lobster's claw closed so it would not pinch a customer; now they have been made obsolete by rubber bands used for the same purpose; hundreds of pegs are in a sturdy galvanized metal pail with a metal bail handle; the pail is rusted inside, and the bottom is rusted through in a small area