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Fishing lines. 



Irish flax, special extra quality (9-thread and 12- thread). Length, 

 200 yards each. Value, 1880, $2.50 and $3. 42,768 and 42,764. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. This is a favorite line for striped-bass 

 fishing. 



Fishing Lines. 



Braided linen lines. (B, O, D, E, F, G.) Exhibited by William 

 Mills and Son, of New York City 



Fishing lines. 



Linen, braided. B. Length, 50 yards. Value, 1880, $0.75 42,781. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 



COTTON LINES. 



Fishing lines. 



Cotton, shroud-laid. Series of sizes from 00 to 12, in 20-feet hanks. 

 Centennial collection, 1876. 25,619. Made by L. Crandall & 

 Co., Ashaway, E. I. Used in sea-fisheries of Southern New 

 England, New York, and Southern States. 



Fishing lines. 



Cotton, white, hawser-laid. Seven lines. (Nos. 1 to 7.) Length, 28 

 fathoms each. Centennial collection, 1876. 25,621. Made by 

 L. Crandall & Co., Ashaway, B. I. Used in sea-fisheries of 

 New York and New Jersey ; No. 1 for mackerel hand-lines, other 

 numbers for sea-bass, bluefish, and blackfish hand-lines. 



Fishing lines. 



Cotton, white, shroud-laid. Six lines. (Nos. 2 to 7.) Length, 50 

 feet each. Centennial collection, 1876. 25,620. Made by L. 

 Crandall & Co., Ashaway, B. I. Used for hand-lines and trawl- 

 lines in sea-fisheries of New York and New Jersey. 



Fishing line. 



White cotton, shroud-laid; one ball, No. 1. Value, 1882, $0.30 per 

 pound. 57,675. U. S. Fish Commission. (C.,B. &M.) Used 

 by fishermen of New Jersey and Southern States for lay-out or 

 trotlines. 



Fishing line. 



White cotton, shroud-laid ; one ball, No. 2. Value, 1882, $0.30 per 

 pound. U. S. Fish Commission. (C.B. &M.) 57,675 (a). Used 

 by fishermen of New Jersey and Southern States for lay-out or 

 trot lines. 



Fishing line. 



White cotton, shroud-laid; one ball, No. 3. Value, 1882, $0.30 

 per pound. U. S. Fish Commission. (C. B. & M.) 57,675 (6). 



