XVI -LIST OF PATENTS GRANTED BY THE UNITED 

 STATES TO THE END OF 1872, FOR INVENTIONS 

 CONNECTED WITH THE CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, 

 OR CULTIVATION OF FISHES AND MARINE INVER- 

 TEBRATES. 



1. HOOKS. 



Date of 

 patent. 



Xiimber. 



Inventor. 



Subject of invention. 



July 2S, 184fi 



Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 15, 1848 



Aug. 15, 1848 



t 

 Sept. 5,1848 . 

 Mar. 20, 1849 



Oct. 8,1850 

 April 6, 185-2 

 Aprilll, Is^Sl i 

 A prill 1,1. 7^54 

 Jan. 19, 1855 

 Jan. 19, 1855 ; 

 I 

 Oct. 9, 1855 i 

 April 22, 1856 

 Julv 14, 1857 

 Sept. 20, 18.59 I 

 Feb. 12,1861 I 



Xov. 7,1865 ' 

 Dec. 19, 1805 , 

 Xov. 20, 1866 ' 

 Xov. 20, 1866 i 

 Jan. 9, 1866 



April 24, 1866 

 May 15,1866 



Jan. 1, 1867 

 Feb. 12,1867 

 Aug. 27,1867 



Xov. 12,1867 

 Xov. 12, 1867 



Englebrecht <fc Skiflf. 



6, 207 



7,709 

 8,853 

 10,771 

 10, 701 

 13, 081 



13, 068 



13, 649 



14. 706 

 17. 803 

 25, 507 

 31,396 



Staunton Pendleton. 



Job Johnson 



Ellis & Gritty 



TT. P. Blake. 



TT. Jeuks . . . . 

 Job Jobnson 



T^'arner & Gavlorcl 

 Julio T.Baels...:.. 



do 



Heiirv Sialers 



Ki chard F.Cook ... 

 Charles De Saxe ... 



Job Johnson 



Julio T. Buels 



Donald McLean 



Rilev Haskels 



W. L. MoiTis 



Sept. 20, 1864 44, 368 



X. A. Gardner 



50, 799 Germond Crandell. 

 51,651 I Davis & Johnson 

 59,844 Jacob King,ii 

 .59,893 C.O.Cro.sby- 

 51,951 B. B. Livermore. 



54, 251 

 54, 684 



Oct. 2, 1806 i 58, 404 



Johnson & Howarth 

 W. D. Chapman 



W. C. Goodwin . 



60, 786 j E. R. & J. W. Rhodes. 



62,042 ! B.Lee, jr 



68, 027 j F. Angilard 



70,868 I A.J.Leinhart.. 

 70,913 i EUsha Sterling. 



Sept 24,1867 1 69,221 ! D.Kidders. 



April 28,1868 

 June 30, 1868 

 July 21,1868 

 Jan. 26,1869 

 Sept. 14, 1869 

 Sept. 14, 1869 

 Sept. 14, 1869 



77, 365 ! R. A. Fish 



T9,446 ' J.B.Christian . 

 80,151 I A.A.Dennett.. 

 86,154 ; Martin Hehz .. 



94.893 Francis Kemlo. 



94.894 : do 



94.895 do 



Spring-hook. When fish pulls on bearded hook, a 



catch slips holding the spring-hook, which, being 



let loose, strikes tne fish and holds him until taken 



otf by the angler. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. When fish pulls on the bearded hook, 



it slips the spring-hook, which strikes and holds 



the fish fast. 

 Spring-hook. When fish pulls on bait, it springs 



open, holding the jaws of the fish apart. 

 Spring-hook. 

 SiJring-hook ; twenty-one different kinds of hook and 



method of attachinent. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 



Combination spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. Ha.«! a spring shield that covers the 



point of the hook when fishing among weeds. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Fly or trolling hook. 

 Self-setting tiap-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. 

 Spring-hook. When the line is pulled, a catch .slips 



oif the ends or levers of the hook, and a spring 



draws the bearded points together into the tisli. 

 Spring-hook. Two bearded hooks, forming pait of 



a coil-wire .spring with eyes, and rod heaving a 



line-eye for setting and releasing the hooks. 

 Combination double-lever hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 



Fish-hook, (flattened in bend.) 

 Plain hook, with wire loop, to prevent fish from 



stealing the bait. 

 Spring or spear hook. 

 Trolling-hook, with spring and fly, the latter easily 



removed. 

 Plain hook ; spiral spring around the hook to press 



the bait down to point. 

 Spring-hook. 



Hook"; the shank made in form of spiral spring. 

 Lever-hook, so arranged that when fish pull.*, at bait 



anotiier hook strikes it and makes fast. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Extension or trap hook, with two or more hooks ; 



one on swivel to hold bait, the other to grftpplethe 



fish while pulling from the water. 

 Spring-hook. Two hooks, one on either end of 



piece of wire or shank; when baited tliey are 



pressed together, but will separate wiieu the fish 



bites. 

 Hook. 



Trolling-hook, with artificial bait. 

 Spring-liook. 



Hook, with an eye to attach hook. 

 Lock-hook. 

 Lock-hook. 



Grapple-hook, with guard to prevent fi-^h from get- 

 ting loose from barb. 



