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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [18] 
  

  

  No. 
  279508. 
  

  

  (David 
  B. 
  Tiffany, 
  Xenia, 
  Ohio; 
  patented 
  June 
  12, 
  1883; 
  fishing-stake. 
  See 
  Plate 
  

  

  XVII.) 
  

  

  The 
  stake 
  is 
  driven 
  into 
  the 
  ground. 
  Inserted 
  into 
  one 
  side 
  at 
  a 
  suit- 
  

   able 
  distance 
  above 
  the 
  ground 
  is 
  a 
  screw-rod 
  or 
  clamping-bolt 
  on 
  which 
  

   is 
  a 
  line 
  winding-reel. 
  The 
  contact 
  of 
  the 
  inner 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  reel 
  with 
  

   the 
  stake 
  is 
  prevented 
  by 
  a 
  washer 
  on 
  the 
  screw 
  bolt. 
  The 
  clamping- 
  

   rod 
  can 
  be 
  loosened 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  reel 
  to 
  revolve 
  upon 
  it, 
  or 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  so 
  

   tightened 
  as 
  to 
  hold 
  the 
  reel 
  rigid 
  and 
  prevent 
  its 
  revolution. 
  On 
  the 
  

   upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  stake 
  is 
  a 
  gong 
  which 
  sounds 
  an 
  alarm 
  when 
  a 
  fish 
  is 
  

   hooked 
  and 
  draws 
  the 
  line 
  from 
  the 
  reel. 
  

  

  The 
  inventor 
  says 
  : 
  

  

  " 
  I 
  am 
  aware 
  there 
  is 
  nothing 
  new 
  in 
  the 
  mere 
  use 
  of 
  an 
  alarm 
  used 
  

   in 
  connection 
  with 
  a 
  reel, 
  and 
  I 
  do 
  not 
  therefore 
  broadly 
  claim 
  such 
  a 
  

   device. 
  

  

  " 
  I 
  am 
  aware 
  that 
  a 
  fishing-stake 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  reel 
  and 
  an 
  alarm 
  

   mechanism 
  is 
  not 
  new, 
  and 
  this 
  I 
  disclaim. 
  My 
  invention 
  differs 
  from 
  

   these 
  in 
  placing 
  the 
  reel 
  upon 
  a 
  clamping-screw, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  reel 
  can 
  

   be 
  allowed 
  to 
  freely 
  revolve 
  and 
  thus 
  sound 
  an 
  alarm, 
  or 
  be 
  locked 
  in 
  

   place, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  line 
  cannot 
  be 
  drawn 
  off 
  when 
  left 
  at 
  night." 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  combination 
  of 
  the 
  stake 
  A, 
  the 
  reel 
  D, 
  the 
  washer 
  F, 
  screw 
  

   clamping-rod 
  G, 
  which 
  passes 
  through 
  the 
  reel 
  directly 
  into 
  the 
  stake, 
  

   the 
  projection 
  H 
  on 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  reel, 
  the 
  spring-actuated 
  hammer 
  J, 
  

   and 
  gong 
  O, 
  the 
  parts 
  being 
  combined 
  and 
  arranged 
  to 
  operate 
  sub- 
  

   stantially 
  as 
  shown." 
  

  

  No. 
  279556. 
  

  

  (Cicero 
  Fisher, 
  Temperance 
  Hall, 
  Tenn. 
  ; 
  patented 
  Jnne 
  19, 
  1883 
  ; 
  fish-trap. 
  See 
  Plate 
  

  

  XVIII.) 
  

  

  The 
  invention 
  relates 
  to 
  improvements 
  in 
  fishing-tackle 
  in 
  which, 
  by 
  

   means 
  of 
  a 
  spring 
  and 
  trigger 
  and 
  hooks, 
  the 
  fish 
  is 
  fastened 
  without 
  

   jerking 
  the 
  pole 
  by 
  the 
  hand 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  object 
  of 
  the 
  invention 
  is 
  to 
  hook 
  

   the 
  fish 
  immediately 
  upon 
  its 
  seizing 
  the 
  bait. 
  On 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  block 
  

   or 
  pole 
  is 
  fixed 
  a 
  metallic 
  plate, 
  b, 
  containing 
  a 
  niche, 
  c, 
  for 
  the 
  end 
  e 
  of 
  

   the 
  trigger. 
  When 
  the 
  spring 
  is 
  drawn 
  down 
  to 
  be 
  set 
  the 
  trigger 
  

   passes 
  through 
  the 
  loop 
  or 
  staple 
  s, 
  which 
  is 
  in 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  block 
  and 
  

   serves 
  as 
  a 
  rest 
  for 
  the 
  trigger 
  while 
  in 
  the 
  niche 
  c, 
  and 
  prevents 
  the 
  end 
  

   where 
  the 
  line 
  is 
  tied 
  from 
  rising 
  up 
  with 
  the 
  spring. 
  

  

  CLAIM. 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  combination 
  with 
  the 
  block 
  or 
  pole 
  B, 
  provided 
  with 
  loop 
  or 
  

   staple 
  s, 
  of 
  the 
  spring 
  A, 
  trigger 
  T, 
  link 
  a, 
  and 
  line 
  L, 
  having 
  one 
  or 
  

   more 
  hooks, 
  all 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  described." 
  

  

  