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manently joined together. It is then finished as though 

 it were one single piece. The line is then fastened to 

 one of these wires, and the first revolution of the han- 

 dle takes in about four inches of line. All the click 

 machinery is contained in the box, B. The handle, A, 



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is attached to an ordinary crank, united to the shaft 

 by a square bearing and secured by a screw. The 

 flange, C y covers the crank, and prevents the line from 

 fouling it. 



Automatic reels in which a spring is coiled by with- 

 drawing the line, and the reaction of which is supposed 

 to retrieve it, have been made and are upon the market. 

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