I30 TIPS, 



WINCHES, Etc. 



If nothing in the shape of fisliing tackle has come to stay, it 

 seems that the last thing to go will be the Patent Lever Aluminium 

 Winch. Wlien one comes to consider the advantages of this inven- 

 tion, it is not surprising to hear that Farlow, who had my permission 

 to take out the patent, has not received a single complaint of it from 

 any of his customers. Upwards of three thousand of them are in use, 

 and this speaks volumes for the maker's work. 



THE " KELSON ALUMINIUM WINCH. 

 Made of alloyed aluminium, this winch can be regulated to any 

 stiffness at will. The alloy used by- Farlow, who is the sole maker, so 

 hardens the aluminium that it stands the work quite as well as 

 brass. Comparatively, it is very considerably lighter in weight. 

 The one i have is one of the first lot made, and though it has been 

 in constant use for years it is none the worse for wear. This may, in 

 some measure, be accounted for by the fact of its being " silent," i.e., 

 without a ratchet-wheel. It measures 4 '4 inches in diameter, weighs 



