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Fig. 14 



almost any stiffness by turning the screw of the regu- 

 lator, which forces the arm to compress the spring, 

 and gives the desired pressure."* 



" Another improvement consists 

 in the form of the section of that 

 part of the reel frame which comes 

 into contact with the line. The 

 old form of frame is shown in 

 Section i, and the improved form 

 in Section 2, carrying the raised cir- 

 cular part which forms the line-guard and prevents 

 any scratching of the line on the sharp angles of the 

 frame, as may be seen in Section i at B." 



" For a special dry- 

 fly reel, the ' Hal ford ' 

 improved St. George 

 with the newly de- 

 signed catch by which 

 the reel drum, on press- 

 ing the lever A with 

 the finger-nail, can be 

 instantly removed (see 

 Fig. 16), seems to be 

 quite the best of all 

 for the purpose. The 

 very large diameter ot 

 this reel, 3|- in., gives a 

 large drum, which is so quick in recovering line as to 



* "The regulator here referred to is not shown in Fig. 13, as Mr. 

 Halford prefers his reels without it. — J. J. H." 



