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PREPAEED FROM FISH-SKINS. 



Isinglass from souiitls of cod and liake — Continued. 



l-iir)5. Dried soimd of haki- ( Fit yds ch uss). Used iu niauiifacture of isinglass. 

 Bay of Fuudy. Cape Aim Isiuglass aud Glue Company, Rockport, 

 Mass. 



32793. 15 bundles fish isinglass, uiade froiu hake {riiycis chusH). Howe & 

 French, Boston, Mass. 



20744. Dried tongues of fish (i)ro!.)ably cod), used by Sitka Indians in mak- 

 ing glue. Sitka, Alaska. J. G. Swan. 



. "Diamond" isinglass. "W. G. Roby i& Co., Boston, Mass. 



. "Banner" isiuglass. W. G. Roby & Co., Boston, Mass. 



. "American" isinglass. W. G. Roby & Co., Boston, Mass. 



. Fining compound. W. G. Roby & Co., Boston, Mass. 



Isinglass from the squeteague family {Scicenid(c), principally used 

 by confectioners. 



12127. Dried sound of squeteague {Cynosciou regalis), used in the manufac- 

 ture of isinglass. Long Island Sound. Cape Ann Isinglass and 

 Glue Comi)auy, Rockport, Mass. 



32726. Exhibit of Gloucester Isinglass aud Glue Co. 



No. 1.— Sample show case filled with fine isinglass manufactured under 

 John S. Rogers' patent process from salt fish skins, used for the manufac- 

 tui-e of court plaster. See sample of same on exhibition, Nos. 14 aud 15, 

 by A. I. Woodbury & Co., of Boston, Mass., and Dr. C. B. Robbius, of 

 Worcester, Mass. 



No. 2.— Sample of dry isinglass or glue manufactured by the Gloucester 

 Isinglass and Glue Company, under John S. Rogers' patent process, from 

 salt fish skins, used for the manufacture of leather belting, card belting, 

 and roll cots. See samples No. 8. from J. S. Ambrose & Co., of Boston, 

 Mass. ; No. 18, sample from Shultz Belting Company, St. Louis, Mo. ; No. 

 9, sample from Underwood Belting Company, Tolland, Conn. ; No. 19, 

 sample from W. F. Forepaugh, Jr., & Bro., Philadelphia, Pa.; No. 20, 

 sample of leather belting, from I. B. Williams & Son, Dover, N. H. ; No. 

 11, sample case of roll-cots from C. B. Bradley, Manchester, N. H. 



No. 3.— Sample of dry fish skins as prepared by the Gloucester Isinglass 

 and Glue Company, under J. S. Rogers' patent process, from salt fish skins, 

 for the manufacture of dry isinglass glue and liriuid isinglass. 



No. 4. — Samples of thick liquid isinglass, manufactured by the Glou- 

 cester Isinglass and Glue Company, under J. Rogers' patent process, used 

 for leather belting, roll-cots, &c. See sample work No. 10, T. K. Earle &. 

 Co., Worcester, Mass., also H. W. Ladd, of Boston, Mass. Warranted to 

 keep sweet one year in liquid form. 



No. 5.— Sample of liquid isinglass for adhesive paper, luauufactured by 

 the Gloucester Isinglass and Glue Company, under John S. Rogers' pro- 

 cess. See sample of work, labels and book, No. 12, Henry H. Woodbury 

 & Co., Woodstock, Vt. ; gummed paper. No. 13, from George W. Brooks, 

 No. 15 Kilby street, Boston, Mass. Samples of work. No. K?, done by the 

 Dennison Manufacturing Company, No. 19 Milk street, Boston, Mass., 

 gum paper, gum label, *S:c. 



Sample of work. No. 17, scraiJ-books and letter file, from 1). Slote & 

 Co., Nos. 119 and 121 William street. New York City. 



No. ().— Sample of isinglass mucilage, manufactured by the Gloucester 

 Isinglass aud Glue Company, for adhesive purposes. Price 50 cents per 

 quart, $il.25 iier gallon, warranted to keejt one year. 



