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Fishing lines — Continued. 



Value, 1880, $1.25 to $2 each. G. H. Mansfield & Co. and TJ. 

 S. Fish Commission. 



Fishing lines. 



Silk, braided. Assorted sizes, C and G. Length, 50 yards each. 

 Centennial collection, 1876. 25,630. Made by G. H. Mansfield 

 & Co., Canton, Mass. For anglers' use. 



Fishing lines. 



Silk, braided, water-proof. Assorted sizes and lengths. Centen- 

 nial collection, 1876. 25,627. Made by G. H. Mansfield & Co., 

 Canton, Mass. For anglers' use. 



The following silk lines were exhibited by William Mills & Son, of 

 New York City, and entered for competition : 



Salmon lines : Standard tapered silk (B and C), 120 yards each. 

 Fly lines : Standard level silk (E, F, and G), 100 yards each. 

 Braid-silk lines : Standard (C, D, E, F, G, and H), 50 yards each. 

 Fly lines : Standard tapered silk (F), each 30 and 50 yards. 

 Fly lines : Standard tapered (E), each 25 and 40 yards. 

 Silk leaders : Single, double, and twisted, Nos. 1 to 8 ; 3 feet, 6 feet, 

 and 9 feet. 



Water-proof fly-line. 



Exhibited by A. B. Shipley & Sons, of Philadelphia, Pa. 



LINEN LINES. 



Fishing line. 



Linen, shroud-laid, blue and red. (No. 0.) One dozen lines, 18 feet 

 each. Yalue, 1882, $0.40 per dozen. 54,386. U. S. Fish Cora- 

 mission. Used for snoods or snapper lines on mackerel hand- 

 lines. 



Fishing line. 



Linen, shroud-laid, blue and yellow. (No. 1.) One dozen lines, 18 

 feet each. Value, 1882, $0.40 per dozen. 54,387. TJ. S. Fish 

 Commission. Used for snoods or snapper-lines on mackerel 

 hand-lines. 



Fishing line. 



Linen, shroud-laid, blue and red. (No. 2.) One dozen lines, 18 feet 

 each. Value, 1882, $0.60 per dozen. 54,388. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. Used for snoods or snapper-lines on mackerel hand- 

 lines. 



