Fortune Fish made by Deluxe Miscellania
Emma Gibson has created a tool for Scotland's Herring girls (or herring lasses) who were groups of women who would travel the east coast of Scotland from as far north as Aberdeen to as far south as Great Yarmouth, following herring as they migrated throughout the year. They were around from the 1850's until the 1940's.
Working in the herring industry gave these women huge amounts of freedom to travel and work, increasing their independence and confidence. Some crews travelled and lived together for a whole season, instilling a huge amount of camaraderie and community in the group. Gibson offers three fortune fish inspired by the traditional cellophane fortune fish toy, to predict weather conditions for the Herring girls, and for you to use as well.
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