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FARLOW'S ROD-JOINT 

 FASTENER. 



Fig. i shows the ferrule of the 

 lower joint, upon which is fitted 

 a movable ring (fig. 3) ; fig. 2 in- 

 dicates the tongue and shoulder- 

 ferrule of the small joint, with 

 pin of fastening ; fig. 3 the forma- 

 tion of the ring ; and fig. 4 the 

 joint when united and ready for 

 use. These joints are highly 

 finished, and the best metal and 

 workmanship are employed in 

 their construction. 



To fasten, put the joints to- 

 gether in the usual way, passing 

 thepinonthe shoulderferrule [just 

 over fig. 2, in the first cut] down 

 through the slot of the long ferrule 

 (fig. i), and then turning the 

 small extra ring or ferrule (shown 

 separate, fig. 3) as far as it will go 

 to the left. 



Of Hardy, Brothers, 'Lock-fast' 

 joint, I have elsewhere spoken in 

 terms of high praise, and I am 

 glad to learn that its success has 

 fully justified my encomiums. It 

 is equally suited for salmon, trout 

 and trolling rods. 



The figures sufficiently ex- 

 plain the mechanism. Figure i 



