LIST OF PATENTS. 



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

 RODS— Continued, 



Date of 

 patent. 



Number. 



Inventor. 



Subject of invention. 



Mar. 17,1870 

 Sept. 26,1871 



100, 895 

 119,251 



W. J. Hubbard 



Jointed rod, screwed together, to prevent slipping 

 apart, by male and female screws. 



Eod, principally of wood, witii lameneal of whale- 

 bone running longitudinally. 



Thomas Tout 





5. FLOATS, SINKERS, AXD SWIVELS. 



Dec. 



12, 1854 



12, 060 



Feb. 



2, 1869 



86, 609 



Feb. 



a 1870 



99, 572 



May 



26, 1872 



127, 218 



July 



9, 1872 



128, 885 



Apr. 



1, 1856 



14, 587 



Julv 



7, 1863 



39, 192 



July 



21, 1865 



46, 453 



Sept. 

 July 



25, 1866 



58, 211 



31, 1866 



56, 857 



July 



29, 1867 



61, 625 



Dec. 



10, 1867 



71, 879 



May 



5, 1868 



77, 628 



May 



12, 1868 



77, 774 



June 



2, 1868 



78, 546 



Nov. 



3, 1868 



83, 681 



Dec. 



15, 1868 



84, 885 



Feb. 



9. 1869 



86, 786 



Aug. 



3, 1869 



93, 220 



Sept. 



5, 1871 



118,772 



J. TV. Heard. 



J. A. Terrell . . 

 James Ingram 



Brown & Jarvis. 



Sinker, made hollow to contain shot, so that it may 



be adjusted to required weight. 

 Float, made of glass. 



Float, with ring and plugs in ends of it, so that it 

 may be adjusted to line without slipping over 

 ends of line. 

 Float, made of vulcanized rubber, for seines. 



E.Jewell Float, for ready attachment to line, to avoid slip- 



j ping over ends of line ; spiral wire in either end. 



Wooster Smith j Fish-hook and sinkers, used for cod-tishing. 



William Woodbury Sinker, with spring inside for deep-sea fishing. 



E. F. Decker Sinker, Avith guard-ring and swivel. 



L. A. Burnham : Sinker, with lever, &c. 



J. A. Martin ! Sinker, with lever, &c. 



J. A. Martin j Sinker, with lever, (fee. 



Martin Hiltz j Swivel, for anglers' use. 



L. D. Lothrop I Swivel, for anglers' use. 



W.H.Smith j Sinker, made in several pieces, to increase or de- 



I crease weight. 



E. F. Stacey ! Nipper, or latch, to hold line. 



Sewall Albee 1 Jig, or sinker, three pieces, and method of attach- 

 ing to hook. 

 Leach & Hutchins Mode of attaching hook to sinker. 



F. Telgmanns Sinker, sectional. 



E,. T. Osgood I Sinker, with spring and swivel, egg-shape. 



H. Camp j Metallic line, withloops and reel. 



6. PBOJECTILES. 



July 29,1841 



2, 195 



William Carseley 



Spear. 



Mar. 16,1844 



3,490 



Albert Moon 



Harpoon; harpoon contains bottle of explosive ma- 

 terial, Avhich operates to throw the flukes out 













when it strikes. 



Sept. 19,1846 

 Nov. 24,1846 



4,764 



Oliver Allen 



Lance. 



4,865 



Holmes & West 



Lance or harpoon, moveable flukes. 



Dec. 3 1846 



4 873 



Charles Randall 



Harpoon, moveable flakes. 



Gun-harpoon. 



Harpoon, mode of attaching line, ) ^ ■, 



Harpoon lance, mode of attaching line j ^^^ii-iances. 



Harpoon. 



Harpoon . 



Deo. 5, 1848 



5,949 



Oliver Allen 



June 4,1850 



■ 7, 410 



Robert Brown 



Au"-. 20,18.30 



7, 572 



-do 



Sept. 3.1850 

 Nov. 19,1850 



7,610 



C. F. Brown 



7, 777 



William Albertson 



Mav 6, 1851 



8,073 



Charles Burt 



Exploding harpoon. 



Mar. 30,1852 



8,843 



Sonnenburg &, Richten. . 



Electric whaling-apparatus. 



Apr. 0, 1852 



8, 862 



J.D.B. Stillman 



Harpoon, moveable flukes and pulleys. 



June 22, 1852 



9,044 



C.C. Brand 



Lance for killing whales. Re-issned August, 18.56. 



Aug. 19, 1856 



15, 577 



Nathan Schofield 



Expanding spiral- winged projectile. 



Mar. 10,1857 



16, 819 



do 



Bomb-lance, with springs. Re-issued July 7, 1857. 



Apr. 28,1857 



17, 173 



Rufiis Sibley 



Bomb-lance, with moveable flukes. 



May 26.1857 



17, 370 



Grudehos Sc Eggers 



Bomb-lance, with springs and moveable flukes. 



May 26,1857 



17, 407 



Rufus Siblev 



Projectile. 



May 19,1857 



17, 312 



C.C. Brand' 



Projectile. 



Oct. 20, 18.57 



18, 458 



J.Q.Kellv 



Harpoon. 



Nov. 10,1857 



18, 568 



18, 824 



19, 363 

 21,219 

 21,278 

 21, 949 



H. Bates !^ 





Dec. 9, 18.57 



N.Schofield 



Projectile. 

 Harooon and lance. 



Feb. 16,1858 



H. AV". Harkness 



Aug. 17, 1858 



Rufas Sibley 





Aug. 24, 1858 



N. Schofield"^ 



Harpoon-lance. 

 Harpoon . 



Nov. 2, 1858 



George Dovle 



Nov. 16,18.58 



22, 054 



A.F. & J.H.Andrews.. 



Bomb-lance. 



May 3, 1859 



23, 827 



24, 3^1 



25, 080 



P. B. Comins 



Bomb-lance. 



June 14, 1859 



Robeit Brown 



Harpoon-bomb. 

 Projectile. 



Aug. 9, lrt.59 



Isaac Goodspeed 



Dec. 11,1860 



30, 869 



Theodore Brig-js 



Harpoon-lance. 



Jan. 22,1861 



31, 190 



Thomas W. Rovs 



Shoulder-gun, for harpoons, lances, &c. 



July 16,1861 



32, 830 



Goodspeed & Crawley . . 



Guide for bomb-lance. 



June 3,1862 



35, 474 



Thomas W. Roys 



Rocket-harpoon. 



