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Grand rapids fishing patent

Patent drawing of a fishing rod showing a telescoping lower handle section, an internal rack-bar and gear mechanism, a reel mounted on the shaft, and cross-sectional details of the gears, pawls, and ratchets that convert sliding motion into reel rotation.

COMBINED FISHING ROD AND REEL.Charles B. Corbin · September 9, 1890

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