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Rods. 



The following are tlie advantages claimed by Mr. Graves for his new 

 '"^'l Thelineisconcealedandcannotbecaughthiunderbnashorbi^nclxes. 



2 The strain on the rod is equalized through the entire length. 



3 There is no friction through rings or guides except on the tip. 



4, The strength of the tod is greatly increased. 



5. The weight of the rod is diminished. 



6 The wet line is not reeled up to decay. 



7 The rod goes under the brush where the big trout he. ^^^ 



S. It adds greatly to the comfort and pleasure of 'the ^^l^\^'^- 



26661. Plain fly-rod. Property of J. A. Nichols Syracuse, N. 1. Con- 



tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



26662. Ba^t-r^d. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Contnbuted 



by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



26663. Baif-rod. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Contributed 



by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



26712. English fly-rods. Property of J. A. Nichols Syracuse, N. 1. Con- 

 tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. ^ .^ _ 



26707. Rod-case. Property of J.. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Contnbuted 

 by Forest & Stream PubUshing Company. 



25882. Split bamboo troiit-rod. lU feet. H- L Leonard, Bangor, Me. 



26660. Split l^amboo rod. Property of J. A. Nichols Syracuse, N. Y. Con 

 tributed by Forest & Stream Publishing Company. 



28888 Extragreenhearttroiit-rod;cedarcase;three-joined withoneexra 

 middle ami two extra tips, six pieces in all; weight, 8 oz.; length, 

 12 feet Thaddeus Norris, Philadelphia, Pa. 



26889 Rent and glued bamboo trout-rod in cedar case, with one extra mid- 

 die and two extra tips, six pieces in all; weight, 8 oz. ; length, 

 12 feet. Thaddeus Norris, Philadelphia, Pa. 



tip, five pieces ; weight, 8 o/. , lengm, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 

 25881. Split bamboo grilse-rod. 14 feet. H. L. Leonard, Banjor, Me. 

 1<\R9r\ Snlit bamboo salmon-rod. 16 feet. 

 15884: ptce of bamboo. Showing spHting process hi construction of rods. 



H. L. Leonard, Bangor, Me. ^. i. i 



25885. Piece of bamboo. Showing gluing process in construction of rods. 



H. L. Leonard, Bangor, Me. . , ^ i 



25401. Chapman's combination trolling-pole. H*poon-line holder and cane. 



W. D. Chapman, Theresa, N. Y. 



Swivels. 



25798 Horn cod-line swivel. Much used in olden time by Grand and 



Geor-^e's Banks fishermen. Georg, B. Foster, Beverly Mass. 

 25945 Cod-line swivel. Central Wharf Company, Gloucester, Mass. 

 ISS: cod-line gange-swivel. A. K Crittenden, Mid<netc^i. Conm 

 25944^. Patent gange-swivel. Used m cod-hshing. Cential ^^ hail Com 



nany, Gloucester, Mass. „ . t o n..^v 9<1 



29486 Cod-ginge swivel. Showing mode of fastemng. Lemuel Cook, 2d, 



29487. hX^;:^:;^^: ShowingmodeoftUstening. Lemuel Cook, 



2d Provincetown, Mass. 

 29392. Wood horse-swivel. ' Used on cod-line. Capt. E. L. Rowe, Gloucester, 



Mass. 



