ESTABLISHED 1837. 



WM. MITCHELL & SON., 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



FINE FISHING RODS 



FOR 



ALL KINDS OF FISHING, 



No. i Desbrosses Street, New York. 



THE MITCHELL PATENT 

 ROD is the only Rod made on 

 scientific principles throughout. 

 In it no part of Rod but has its 

 part ot the spring and bears its 

 portion of the strain. A Sal- 

 mon Rod has 18 inches and a 

 Trout Fly-rod 10 inches more 

 spring than any other Rod 

 made. W. M. & Son make a 

 specialty of fine Salmon and 

 Trout Fly-rods to order. 



Explanation of Illustration : 

 The Rod joint having a female 

 ferrule screw on the end, is 

 passed through the butt and se- 

 cured in position by a male 

 screw in the end of the butt. 

 The interior of the butt is made 

 sufficiently large to allow the 

 joint to bend from end to end. 

 By this arrangement a uniform 

 strain and spring is obtained 

 throughout the entire length of 

 the Rod. 



