XVI.— LIST OF PATENTS GRANTED BY THE UNITED 

 STATES TO THE END OF 1872, EOR INVENTIONS 

 CONNECTED WITH THE CAPTURE. UTILIZATION, 

 OR CULTIVATION OF FISHES AND MARINE INVER- 

 TEBRATES. 



1. HOOKS. 



Date of 

 patent. 



Number. 



Inveutor. 



Subject of invention. 



July 28,1846 



Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 21, 1847 

 Aug. 15, 1848 



Aug. 15, 1848 



Sept. 5,1848 

 Mar. 20, 1849 



Oct. 8, 1850 

 April 6, 1852 

 April 1 1, 1854 

 April 11, 1*54 

 Jan. 19, 1855 

 Jan. 19, 1855 



Oct, 9, 1855 

 April 22, 1856 

 , July 14, 1857 

 Sept. 20, 1859 

 Feb. 12,1861 



Sept. 20, 1864 



Nov. 7, 1865 

 Dec. 19, 1865 

 Nov. 20, 1866 

 Nov. 20,1866 

 Jan. 9, 1866 



April 24, 1866 

 May 15,1866 



Oct. 2, 1866 



Jan. 1, 1867 

 Feb. 12,1867 

 Aug. 27,1867 



Nov. 12,1867 

 Nov. 12, 1867 



Sept. 24, 1867 



April 28, 1868 

 June 30,1868 

 July 21,1868 

 Jan. 26,1809 

 Sept. 14, 1869 

 Sept. 14, 1869 

 Sept. 14, 1869 



6,207 



7,709 

 8, 853 

 10, 771 

 10, 761 

 13, 081 

 13, 068 



13, 649 



14, 706 

 17. 803 

 25, 507 

 31, 396 



44, 368 



50, 799 

 51,651 

 59,844 



59, 893 



51, 951 



54, 251 



54, 684 



58, 404 



60, 786 

 62, 042 

 68, 027 



70, 868 

 70, 913 



69, 221 



77, 365 

 79, 446 

 80, 151 

 86, 154 

 94, 893 

 94,894 

 94, 895 



Englebrecht & Skiff. 



Staunton Pendleton. 



Job Johnson 



Ellis & Gritty. ...:.. 



W.P.Blake. 



W. Jenks 

 Job Johnson . 



Warner & Gaylorcl 



Julio T. Buels' 



do 



Henry Siglers 



Richard F. Cook 



Charles De Saxe . . . 



Job Johnson 



Julio T. Buels 



Donald McLean 



Riley Haskels 



W. L. Morris 



N. A. Gardner 



Germond Crandell. 

 Davis & Johnson . . 



Jacob King, jr 



C.O.Crosby 



B. B. Livermove. . . . 



Jobuson & Howarth 

 W. D. Chapman 



W. C. Goodwin 



E.R. & J. W. Rhodes. 



B. Lee, jr 



E. Angilard 



A. J. Leinhart. . 

 Elisha Sterling. 



D. Kidders . 



R. A. Fish 



J. B. Christian . 

 A. A. Dennett. . 

 Martin Heltz .. 

 Francis Kernlo. 



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



catch slips holding the spring-hook, which, being 



let loose, strikes tile fish and holds him until taken 



off by the angler. 

 Spring-book. 

 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. 

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



method of attachment. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 



Combination spring-hook. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. Has a spring shield that covers the 



point of the hook when fishing among weeds. 

 Spring-hook. 

 Fly or trolling hook. 

 Self-setting trap-hook. 

 Trolling-hook. 

 Spring-hook. When the lineis pulled, a catch slips 



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



draws the bearded points together into the fish. 

 Spring-hook. Two bearded hooks, forming part 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. 

 Spriug-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 pulls at bait 



another 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 grapple the 



fish while pulling from the water. 

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



piece of wire or shank ; when baited they are 



pressed together, but will separate when the fish 



bites. 

 Hook. 



Trolling-hook, with artificial bait, 

 Spriug-hook. 



Hook, with an eye to attach hook. 

 Lock-hook. 

 Lock-hook. 



Grapple-hook, with guard to prevent fish from get- 

 ting loose from barb. 



