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EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



List of patents granted hy the United States, tf-c. — Continued. 

 HOOKS— Continued. 



Date of 

 patent. 



Number. 



Inventor. 



Subject of invention. 



Oct. 12,1869 



July 5, 1870 

 Yeh 21 1871 



95, 755 



104, 930 

 111,898 

 115, 434 

 117,719 

 121, 182 

 123, 844 

 129, 053 



F. T. A ngers 



Spring-hook. When set, the thiee hooks are close 

 together ; but when the line which is attached to 

 the middle hook is pulled, it loosens the outer 

 liooks, which expand in the mouth of the fish. 



W. D. Chapman 



L Arnold 



Mode of attachiu"' hook to line 



May 30,1871 

 Au"-. 8, 1871 





Propeller or trolling hook. 





Nov 21 1871 



J. H. Mann .... 



Trolling spoon -hook. 

 Trolling-hook. 



Feb. 20 1872 





July 16,1872 



E Pitcher 



Hook, with dtmble spear, to thrust down into fish 

 when caught by hook. 





2. LINES, GRAPPLES, TRAPS, <fcc. 



Mar. 3, 

 April 7, 

 May 12, 

 Dec. 22, 

 Nov. 4, 

 Dec. 9, 

 May 25, 

 Jan. 18, 

 Mar. 8, 

 Aug. 2, 

 June 3, 

 Jan. 30, 

 Sept. 7, 



1868 

 1868 

 1868 

 1856 

 18.56 

 18.58 

 1859 

 1859 

 1864 

 1862 

 1872 

 1872 



Oct. 22,1872 



75, 075 



76, 489 



77, 893 

 85, 199 

 16,014 

 16,217 

 20, 343 



22, 644 



23, 154 

 43, 694 

 35, 476 



123, 164 



131, 439 



132, 476 



D. C. Talbots , 



T. B. McCaughans 



Joseph Koehlers 



E. B. Beach 



Elmore Horton , 



Levi Van Hossen 



Jacob Grail , 



Robert Gray 



Daniel Bow mans 



A. J. Leiuhar ts 



T.W.Roys 



O.M. Faller 



Harcourt & Cottingham 



C. Lirandais 



Fishing tackle for anglers. 



Fish-trap. 



Fishiu g-apparatus. 



Fish-trap. 



Spear and grapple. 



Fish-trap. 



Grapple. 



Fish-trap. 



Fish trap. 



Fishing-tackle. 



Method of raising whales. 



Fishing-apparatus. 



Fish and animal trap, made of wire, each wire of 



gate made movable. 

 Trap-net, used in shallow water, umbrella fashion, 



to lie on bottom, and having sijriugs to close by 



trigger. 



3. REELS. 



Mav 26 1838 





Arrmah Tiftauey 



do 



Reel, for anglers' use. 



July 26,18.38 

 Aug. 5,1856 

 Feb. 10,18.57 

 Aug. 9, 1859 

 Feb. 28,1860 



Feb. 9, 1864 

 July 5, 1864 

 Jul'y 12,1864 

 July 12,1864 

 Aug. 29, 1865 

 June 19, 1866 

 Aug. 7,1866 

 Nov. 26, 1867 

 Sept. 22, 1868 

 Nov 3 1868 





Reel or mackerel-latch used in fishiuf from vessel. 



15, 466 

 16, 626 



24, 987 

 27, 305 



41, 494 

 43, 460 

 43, 485 

 43, 546 

 49, 663 



55, 653 



56, 937 

 71,344 



82, 377 



83, 740 

 87, 188 



83, 020 



95, 839 



96, 652 

 103, 668 

 112, 326 

 121, 020 

 128, 137 



134, 917 



135, 283 



John A. Baileys 



Edward Deacons 



Edward JJillinghurst 



Mark S. Palmer 



Reel. 

 Reel. 

 Reel. 

 Reel, with guard to line to prevent it from clogging 



the reel. 

 Reel, with brake. 

 Reel, with stop-attachment. 

 Reel, with stop. 



Reel, (mode of attachment to pole,) by spring. 

 Reel, set inside of rod. 



Andrew Dougherty 



W. H. VanGeison 



Darwin Ellis 



T. W. Cummiugs 



W.M.Stewart 



A B Hartils 



Reel. 



Julius Von Hofe 



W.H.Bradley 



J Stetson 



Reel. 



Reel, with two concaved disks. 



C^amp or reel, used for hand-line fishing. 



Reel, pivoted and made to screw into rod, bridge, 



or stick in ground, with bell attachment. 

 Mackerel-latch. 

 Reel. 



Feb. 23, 1869 



Mar. 23,1869 

 Oct. 12, 1869 

 Nov. 9, 1869 

 May 31,1870 

 Mar. 7, 1871 

 Nov 14 1871 



Francis Xavier 



C. S. H. Foster 



James J Ross 





Reel, set into rod. 



Reel, more of a kite-string holder. 



G. C. Sheldons 



E.L. Decker 



Silas B. Terry 



Mackei el-latch. 



Reel, with friction device. 



J uue 18 1872 



A H. Fowler 



Reel, made of rubber skeleton. 



June 14, 1873 

 June 28, 1873 





Reel, manner of attaching to rod. 

 Reel, similar to Billiughurst patent. 



Charles L.Noe 



4. RODS. 



Apr. 10,1854 



Miiy 20,1862 

 Oct". 16, 1866 

 May 18,1858 

 Oct. 4,1859 

 Dec. 24, 1867 



10, 795 



35, 339 



58, 833 

 20, 309 

 25, 693 

 72, 667 





Rod, made hollow, to contain float, lines, «fcc. ; pecu 



liar lloat. 

 Rod : tip has a sheave or pulley on the end. 

 Tips of rods enauuded to prevent wear of line. 

 Rod, with pulley st>t in tip. 

 Guides tor lin<>s on rods. 

 Rod, hinged like parasol-handle. 



Julius Von Hofe 



R. N. Isaacs 



Umlerwood iSc Bargis ..- 



Henry Pritchurd , .. 



J. 11. .Montrose 



