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which have been in use for these thirty years ; the good qualities 

 of which, doubtless, most of our readers are aware. From what 

 we have seen of Mr. Foster's new invention, we have little doubt 

 the new * Acme ' line will very shortly be in general use. . . . 

 From our trials of the ' Acme ' line it appears to possess great 

 advantages over the ordinary lines. It is much easier to cast, 

 for you can get it much further away, a fact which we satisfactorily 

 proved when throwing against a pretty stiff wind. The line has a 

 good spring, and, what is of great importance, is not given to 

 tangle. One knows how vexatious this is with some lines. The 

 4 Acme,' although it occupies much less space on the reel than 

 the ordinary prepared silk lines, is nevertheless fully as strong." 



From " Bell's Life" 

 THE NEW "ACME" FLY AND SPINNING LINES. 



" The difference between the ' Acme ' and other lines consists 

 in the new notion of having a very fine strand of copper wire 

 worked in the plait. This is done to obviate the nuisance of 

 ' kinking,' as well as to give greater weight and power to the line 

 when cast in the teeth of an opposing wind. . . We have given 

 it a good trial, and are bound to add that we are highly pleased 

 with the easy, clean way in which a fairly heavy bait can be 

 thrown. No. oo ' should make a splendid line for Thames trout 

 fishing. It is said to bear a dead strain of twelve pounds weight." 



In a limited space it is impossible for us to print extracts 

 from all the numerous reviews that have been given of the new 

 line, by responsible angling editors. We reprint a few paragraphs 

 which fairly sample the whole. The same statement applies also 

 to the correspondence. 



Amongst other leading journals the " Acme " line has been 

 lengthily noticed by the Austrian Sporting Times, in an editorial 

 of five columns ; the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News ; 

 the Austrian Sporting Times (six columns) ; and by other English, 

 American, and Continental notable authorities. 



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