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1909 patent

Patent drawing showing a hand gripping a fishing rod with a small split-thimble line guide clipped over the thumb, alongside detail views of the guide's flaring passage and lug from several angles.

LINE-GUIDE FOR FISHING-REELS.Will A. Austin · November 2, 1909

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