I -LIST OF PATENTS ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES, GREAT 

 BRITAIN, AND CANADA, UP TO THE END OF 1878, RELATING TO 

 FISH AND THE METHODS, PRODUCTS, AND APPLICATIONS OF 

 THE FISHERIES. 



By Robert G. Dyrenfokth, 

 Prindpal Examiner, United States Putcni Office, 



AMERICAN PATENTS. 

 FISHING. 



Including FisH-nooKS, Fish-traps, Fishways, Floats, Harpoons and Spears, 

 Nets and Seines, Oyster Culture, Pisciculture, Reels, Rods, Sinkers. 



DECOYS. 



17,192. Bogie, E May 



74,458. Wales, N . . . Feb. 



93,293. Foster, J Aug. 



102,799. Fisher, E May 



156,239. Strater and KSoliier Oct. 



FISH-HOOKS. 



Engelbreclit and Skiff July 



Pendleton, S Aug. 



Jolinson, J Aug. 



Ellis and Gritty Aug. 



Jenks, W Sept. 



6,207. Johnson, J March 



8,853. Buel, J. T April 



10,761. Sigler, H April 



10,771. Buel, J. T April 



13,068. De Saxe, C June 



13,081. Cook, E. F June 



13,649. Johnson, J Oct. 



14,706. Buel, J. T April 



17,803. McLean, D July 



25,507. Haskell, E Sept. 



31,396. Morris, W. L Feb. 



43,694. Lenhart, A. I Aug. 



44,368. Gardiner, jr., K A Sept. 



50,799. Crandell, G Nov. 



