986 fisheries of the united states. [162j 



Fishing-bag. 



Made of water-proof canvas, bound with leather; leather shoulder- 

 strap. U. S. Fish Commission. (C, B. & M.). 42,850. 



Head-net. 



Folding mosquito and black fly-net. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 42,851. 



Parker pocket-scale. 



U. S. Fish Commission. 57,680. Used for weighing fish, &c. 



Angler's pocket-scale. (Parker's patent.) 



Folding handle. TJ. S. Fish Commission. 57,680 (a). 



NOVELTY-POCKET SCALE. 



Patented February 26, 1878. Place the pail or basket on the hook, 

 bring the sliding shell down to O, then weigh the matter, and 

 you get its exact weight without subtracting the weight of the 

 receptacle. Weighs up to 15 pounds. U. S. Fish Commission. 

 57,681. 



EANGELEY TROUT. 



Pencil sketch on birch-bark. Trout weighed 9£ pounds. Caught 

 October 10, 1877, by Henry O. Stanley. Dixfield, Me., 1877. 

 56,943. Gift of Henry O. Stanley. 



A CAN OF BONELESS HAM. 



Seven and one-half pounds. TL S. Fish Commission. 56,848. 



A PACKAGE OF HECKER'S SELF-RAISING GRIDDLE-CAKE FLOUR. 



Six pounds. U. S. Fish Commission. 57,622. 



