[105J FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 1135 



RIBBON ISINGLASS FROM FISH SOUNDS. 



(Made by soaking and rolling the sounds.) 



ElBBON ISINGLASS. 



First quality. Made from souuds or air-bladders of hake (Phycis 

 chuss and P. tenuis). Eockport, Mass., 1880. 39,162. Cape 

 Ann Isinglass and Glue Company. 



ElBBON ISINGLASS. 



Second quality. Made from sounds or air-bladders of hake {Phycis 

 chuss) and cod (Gadus morrhua). Eockport, Mass., 1880. 

 39,103. Cape Ann Isinglass and Glue Company. 



ElBBON ISINGLASS. 



Third quality. Made from sounds or air-bladders of hake (Phycis 

 chuss) and of other fish. Eockport, Mass., 1880. 39,164. Cape 

 Ann Isinglass and Glue Company. 



Isinglass. 



Made from sounds of Lake sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus). Lake 

 Erie. 12,120. Sandusky, Ohio. Schacht Brothers. 



Isinglass. 



Prepared from air-bladder of sturgeon (Acipenser sp.). New York. 

 S. Schmidt & Bro. 



Isinglass. 



Prepared from sturgeon (Acipenser sp.). One pint bottle. New 

 York. Albany Beef Packing Company, 372 Greenwich street. 

 " The use of this article is well known for clarifying purposes 

 by confectioners, brewers, among twine dealers, and also for 

 cement and manufacture of laces, &c.' 7 



indian glue. 

 Fish tongues. 



Dried tongues of fish (probably cod). Prepared and used by the 

 Sitka Indians in makiug glue. Sitka, Alaska. 20,744. Col- 

 lected by J. G. Swan. 



glue from fish heads and bones. 

 Fish glue. 



Made from heads of cod (Gadus morrhua), cusk (Brosmius brosme), 

 and other Gadidce. This glue is not so strong as that made from 

 fish-skins. Gloucester Isinglass and Glue Company. Glou- 

 cester, Mass. 



