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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



List of patents granted 1 !)!/ the United States, Sj-c. — Continued. 

 HOOKS— Continued. 



Date of 

 patent. 



Number. 



Inventor. 



Subject of invention. 



Oct. 12 1869 



95, 755 



104, 930 

 111,898 

 115,434 

 117,719 

 121, 182 

 123, 844 

 129, 053 





Spring-book. When set, the three hooks are close 

 together ; but when the line which is attached to 

 the middle hook is pulled, it looseus the outer 

 hooks, which expand in the mouth of the fish. 



Propeller or trolling hook. 



July 5, 1870 

 Feb. 21 1871 



W. D. Chapman 





May 30,1871 

 Aac. 8 1871 



W. D. Chapman 



Propeller or trolling hook. 





Nov. 21 1871 





Trolling spoon -hook. 



Feb. 20 1872 





July 16,1872 



E. Pitcher 



Hook, wilh double spear, to thrust down into fish 

 when caught by hook. 





2. LINES, GRAPPLES, TRAPS, &C. 



Mar. 



3, 1868 



April 7, 18b3 



May 



12, 1868 



Dec. 



22, 1868 



Nov. 



4, 1856 



Dec. 



9, 1856 



May 



25, 1858 



Jan. 



18, 1859 



Mar. 



8, 1859 



Aug. 



2, 1864 



J une 



3, 1862 



Jan. 



30, 1872 



Sept. 



7, 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 Koehler s 



E.B. Beach 



Elmore Horton 



Levi Van Hossen 



Jacob Gail 



Robert Gray 



Daniel Bowmans 



A. J. Leinharts 



T. W. Roys 



O. M. Fal'ler 



Harcourt & Cottingham 



C. Lirandais 



Fishiug tackle for anglers. 



Eisk-trap. 



Eishin g-apparatus. 



Fish-trap. 



Spear and grapple. 



Eish-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 springs to close by 



trigger. 



3. REELS. 



Mav 26 1838 





Arrmah Tiffaney 



do 





July 26,1838 

 Aug. 5, 1S56 







15, 466 



16, 626 

 24, 987 

 27, 305 



41, 494 



43, 460 

 43, 485 

 43, 540 

 49, 663 

 55, 653 

 . 56, 937 

 71, 344 



82, 377 



83, 740 

 87, 188 



88, 026 



95, 839 



96, 653 

 103, 668 

 112,326 

 121, 020 

 128, 137 



134, 917 



135, 283 





Reel. 



Feb. 10, 1857 

 Aug. 9, 1859 

 Feb. 28 I860 



Edward Deacons 



Edward Billinghurst 



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. 



Feb. 9, 1864 

 tl uly 5, 1864 

 July 12,1864 

 July 12, 1864 

 Aug. 29, 1865 



Andrew Dougherty 



AT. H. VanGeison 



T. W..Cummings 



"W. M. Stewart 



June 19, 1*66 







Au°\ 7 1866 



A. B. Hartils 





Nov. 26, 1867 

 Sept. 22, 1868 

 Nov. 3, 1868 

 Feb. 23, 1869 



Julius Von Hofe 



W. H. Bradley 



Reel. 



J. Stetsou 



Clamp or reel, used for hand-line fishing. 



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



or stick in ground, with bell attachment. 

 Mackerel-latch. 

 Reel. 



Mar. 23,1869 

 Oct. 12, 1869 



C. S. H. Foster 



Nov. 9, 1869 





Reel, set iuto rod. 



May 31,1870 

 Mar. 7, 1871 



G. C. Sheldons 







Nov. 14, 1871 







June 18,1872 

 June 14, 1873 



A. H. Fowler.. 



Reel, made of rubber skeleton. 



June 28, 1873 





Reel, similar to Billiughurst patent. 





4. RODS. 



Apr. 10,1854 



10, 795 





Rod, made hollow, to contain float, lines, &C. ; pecu 

 liar float. 







May 20,1862 



35, 339 



Julius Von Hpfe 



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



Oct, 16, 1866 



58, 833 



R. X. Isaacs 



Tips ol rods enameled to prevent wear of line. 



Mav 18,1858 



20, 309 



Underwood & Bargis ... 



Rod, with pulley set in tip. 



Oct. 4, 1859 



25, 693 



Henry Pritchard 



Guides for lines on rods. 



Dec, 24, 1867 



72, 667 



J. H. Moutrose 



Rod, hinged like parasol-handle. 



