[125] fisheries of the united states. 949 



Fishing line. 



Linen, white, shroud-laid. (Small.) Length, 25 fathoms. Value, 

 1882, $2.40 per 300 fathoms. 54,355. Made by M. B. Jack- 

 man & Co., Newburyport, Mass. Used for snoods, 3 feet long, 

 on pollock hand lines. 



Fishing line. 



Linen, white, shroud-laid. (Large.) Length, 25 fathoms. Value, 

 1882, $3.60 per 300 fathoms. 54,357. Made by M. B. Jack- 

 man & Co., Newburyport, Mass. Used for snoods, 6 feet long, 

 on George's cod hand-lines. 



Fishing line. 



Linen, shroud-laid. Length, 600 feet. Centennial collection, 1876. 

 25,637. Bradford & Anthony, Boston, Mass. Used by anglers 

 in fishing for bass. 



Fishing lines. 



Linen, braided. (Letters B, C, and D.) Length, 50 yards each. 

 Centennial collection, 1876. 25,631. Made by G. H. Mans- 

 field & Co., Canton, Mass. Used by anglers in fresh-water 

 fishing. 



Fishing lines. 



Linen, braided. (Letters E, F, and G.) Length, 50 yards each. 

 Centennial collection, 1876. 25,631 (a). Made by G. H. Mans- 

 field & Co., Canton, Mass. Used by anglers in fresh-water 

 fishing. 



Fishing lines. 



Linen, hard braid. (Nos. 1 to 5.) Length, 50 yards each. Cen- 

 tennial collection, 1876. 25,626. Made by G. H. Mansfield & 

 Co., Canton, Mass. Used by anglers in fishing for trout. 



Fishing lines. 



Linen. Assorted colors, grades, and lengths. Centennial collec- 

 tion, 1876. 25,613. Made by J. & S. Allen, Walpole, Mass. 

 Used in pond and brook fishing. 



Fishing lines. 



Linen. Assorted colors, grades, and lengths. Centennial collec- 

 tion, 1876. 25,612. Made by J. & S. Allen, Walpole, Mass. 

 Used in blackfish and pond fisheries. 



CUTTYHUNK BASS LINE. 



Hand-made, of the best Irish flax. Length, 200 yards. Value, 1882, 

 $1.25. 57,676. U, S. Fish Commission. (C, B. & M.) 



