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The "Bristol" Lectures 



Every angler knows what " backbone " means — as applied to 

 a fishing rod — the power to withstand a severe strain, and recover 

 from it. It is safe to assert there was never a wooden rod made 

 that would not take a " set " — making it an eyesore, and rendering 

 it entirely unfit for casting. 



THE BRISTOL STEEL FISHING RODS 



are equal to any strain, and always return to the same straight form 

 as when new. The "Bristol" is made in 17 different styles and 

 sizes — weighing 6% to \\}4 oz — and the reduction in prices for '97 

 (owing to improved facilities) brings the " Bristol " within the grasp 

 of any man who knows what a rod should be. 



Send for Catalogue " R" to 



The Horton Manufacturing Company 



BRISTOL, CONN. 



