58 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [56] 



NOMENCLATURE. 



a. Spindle. 

 b b. Frame. 



c. Arm. 

 d d. Reel. 



e. Guide pulley. 



/, Fair-leader. 

 g g. Cranks. 



ft. Register. 



i. Pin. 



;*. Reel-tackle block. 



k. Accumulator spring. 

 I I. Stray line. 

 m. Friction rope. 

 n n. Accumulator rope. 



o. Eye for friction rope. 



p. Socket. 



q. Set screw. 



r. Guide. 



8. Lead. 



t. Clamp. 



The spindle is made of iron, turned, slightly tapering, and screwed 

 firmly into the base of the frame b b. There is a brass bearing on the 

 rail through which the spindle passes, the lower end resting in the 

 socket p. The set screw q holds the machine in any desired position. 



The frame above mentioned is of brass, cast in one piece, is bored to 

 receive the reel shaft, and has appropriate lugs for the pawl and regis- 

 ter. The reel d d is of cast brass, 22.89 inches in diameter, the initial 

 turns of wire equaling 1 fathom, increasing as the score is filled, its 

 capacity being about 2,000 fathoms. 



The V friction groove, common to all sounding reels, is on the right 

 flange, and is part of the same casting. 



The cranks g g, by which the reel is turned, have conical friction sur- 

 faces, which are brought into contact with similar surfaces on the ends 

 of the reel shaft by moving the right crank one-half a revolution ahead, 

 the left one remaining clamped at t, or held firmly in the hand. The 

 reverse motion releases the reel, allowing it to revolve freely without 

 moving the cranks. 



On the left side, between the frame and crank, is a worm wheel which 

 operates the register. The ratchet and pawl are shown on the right, 

 between the frame and crank. 



The arm c, which supports the guide pulley e, is of iron, hinged be- 

 tween lugs on the frame, and held in position by the pin i. The small 

 metal reel-tackle block j, projecting from the arm, is part of a tackle for 

 suspending the reel when mounting or dismounting. 



The guide pulley e is of brass, with a V groove, the upper portion 

 being covered with a guard to prevent the wire from flying off. The 

 pulley is hung on a frame, having a spindle extending into the metal 

 casing above, the small arm k being confined to its upper end by a nut. 



