XVI.-LIST OF PATENTS GRANTED BY THE UNITED 



STATES TO THE END OF 1ST2, FOR INVENTIONS 

 CONNECTED WITH THE CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, 

 OR CULTIVATION OF FISHES AND MARINE INVER- 



TEBRATES. 



1. HOOKS. 



Date of 

 liatent. 



July 28,18-16 



Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 15, 1848 



Aug. 15, 1848 



Sept. 5,1846 

 Mav. 20, 1849 



Oct. 8,18.^)0 

 April 0, 18.T2 

 April 1 1, \f'A 

 April II, ls:,4 

 Jan. 1!>, 1855 

 Jau. 19, 1855 



Oct. 9, 1855 

 April 22, 1856 

 Jnlv 14, 1857 

 Sept. 2U, 1859 

 Feb. 12,1801 



Xumber. 



Nov. 7, 1865 



Dec. 19, 1865 



Nov. 20, 1866 



Nov. 20, 1866 



Jan. 9, 1866 



April 24, 18GG 

 May 1.5, 1866 



Oct. 2, 1866 



Jan. 1, 1867 

 Feb. 12, 1867 

 Aug. 27,1867 



Nov. 12,1867 

 Nov. 12, 1867 



Sept. ^24, 1667 



April 28, 1868 



June 30, 1868 



July 21,1868 



•Ian. 26,1869 



Sept. 14, 1869 



Sept. 14, 1869 



Sept. 14, 1869 



6,207 



7,709 

 8, 853 

 10,771 

 10, 761 

 13, 081 

 13, 068 



13, 649 



14, 7116 

 17. 803 

 25, 507 

 31,396 



Inventor. 



Subject of invention. 



Sept. 20, 1864 44, 368 



50, 799 

 51,651 



59, 844 



59, 893 



51, 951 



54, 251 

 54, 684 



58, 404 



60, 786 

 62. 042 

 68, 027 



70, 868 

 70,913 



69, 221 



77, 365 

 79, 446 

 80, 151 

 86, 154 

 94, 893 

 94, 894 

 94, 895 



Englebrecht & Skitf. 



Staunton Pendleton. 



Job Jolni.son , Spring-book. 



Spring-book. Wlien ti.sb pnlls on ln'anled liook. a 

 catch .slip.s boliling tbe spring-lionk, which, being 

 let loose, strikes tue tish and holds him until taken 

 otf by the angler. 



Spring-book. 



Ellis & Gritty. 



W.P.Blake. 



W. Jenks . . . . 

 Job Johnson . 



"Warner & Gavlord 



Julio T. Buels 



do 



Henry Siglers 



Kicdiard K. Cook 



Charles De Saxe 



Job .Tobnsnn 



Jnlio T. Hucls 



Donald McLean 



Kiley Haskela 



W. L. Morris 



N. A. Gardner 



Germond Crandell. 

 Davis & Johnson . . 



Jacob Kiiiir, jr 



C. O.Cro.sbyi 



B. B. Livermore . . - . 



Johnson & Hovrarth . 

 W.D. Chapman 



W. C. Goodwin . 



E. K. & J. W. Rhodes. 

 B. Lee.jr 



F. Angilard 



A. J. Leinhart 



Elisha Sterling 



D. Kidders . 



R. A. Fish 



J. B. Christian 



A. A. Dennett ! Spring-book. 



Spring-hook. "Wlien fish pulls on the bearded hook, 



it slips the spring-book, which strikes and holds 



the tish fast. 

 Spring-hook. When fish pulls on bait, it springs 



open, holding the jaws of the fish apart. 

 Spring-book. 

 Spring-hook ; twenty-one different kinds of hook and 



method of attachment. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-ho(dv. 

 Spring-hook. 



Combination spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. TI.ts a spring shield that covers the 



point of the hook when flsliiug among weeds. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Fly or trolling hook. 

 Self-setting tiap-hook. 

 Tndling-hook. 

 Spring-hook. When the line is pulled, a catch sHi^s 



off the ends or levers of the hook, and a spring 



draws the bearded points togitber into the tisli. 

 S)iring hook. Two bearded ho(dis, forming part of 



a coil-wire .spring with eyes, and rod heaving a 



line-eye for .setting and releasing the hooks. 

 Combination double-lever hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 



Ffsh-hook, (flattened in bend.) 

 Plain hook, with wire loop, to prevent iisli from 



stealing the bait. 

 Spring or spear hook. 

 Trolling-hook, with spiing and fly, the latter easily 



removed. 

 Plain hook ; spiral spring around the hook to press 



the bait down to point. 

 Sprinii-book. 



Hook'^; the shank made in form of .spiral spring. 

 Lever-hook, so arranged that when tish pulls at bait 



another hook strikes it and makes fast. 

 Spiing-hook. 

 Extension or trap hook, with two or more ho(d<s : 



one on swivel to hold bait, theother togr.iiipleibe 



fish while pulling from tbe water. 

 Spring-hook. Two hooks, one on eitlier end of 



piece of wire or shank; when baited tl.ey .nre 



pressed together, but will separate when the tish 

 bites. 

 Hook. 

 Trolling-hook, with artificial bait. 



Martin rieltz 

 Francis Kemlo. 



do 



do 



Hooki with an eye to attach hook. 

 Lock-hook. 



Lock-book. r- , ■ i 



Grapple-hook, with guard to prevent fi.sh troni get- 

 ting loose from barb. 



