"Jim Knott, 76, is said to be the reason wooden lobster traps now are used mostly as decorations or glass-topped coffee tables. He is credited with developing the first wire lobster trap and being the first to use one, in 1957, off Good Harbor Beach on Gloucester’s eastern shore. "
Trotter - Bill Trotter, “Building the Better Lobster Trap,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed November 22, 2024, https://demo.digitalarchive.us/items/show/8345.Item 3029
