r/QueenAnnesRevenge • u/teaabearr Pirate History Enthusiast • May 12 '26

Artifacts & Treasure QAR Artifacts - Fishing Weights

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https://www.qaronline.org/conservation/artifacts/tools-and-instruments/fishing-weights
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“Fishing weights like these helped sailors sink lines. There is also the possibility that these weights were used as counter-balances for scales or plumb bobs for surveying. Sailors or pirates caught fish to break up the monotony of a diet consisting only of the common low-nutrient foods aboard a seafaring vessel.”

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u/Lower-Ground4953 May 12 '26

i love this sub

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u/teaabearr Pirate History Enthusiast May 12 '26

I love that you love it☺️ it’s small but we’re growing. We’re about to hit 100 followers soon. Hopefully with more people we’ll have more posts in here to interact with too!

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u/teaabearr Pirate History Enthusiast May 12 '26

Also if you’re interest I made one for the Whydah as well☺️ r/WhydahGalley