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Automatic Fishing Device
George Cook

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Automatic Fishing Device
Born in 1863 in Louisville, KY, George Cook was a cook for Buffalo Bill Cody and a chef on a private dining car of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He was known as "Honest Mister Cook."
In 1899 Cook received a U.S. patent for an “Automatic Fishing Device” (US Patent No. 625829). The device featured a trip lever activated by tension on the fishing line. This would release a spring-loaded carriage that slid back on short rails within the frame of the device immediately and also would also ring an alarm gong by releasing a spring-actuated striker. The carriage contained a spring-driven reel which then takes up the line.
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Automatic Fishing Device
George Cook

Biography
Born in 1863 in Louisville, KY, George Cook was a cook for Buffalo Bill Cody and a chef on a private dining car of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He was known as "Honest Mister Cook."
In 1899 Cook received a U.S. patent for an “Automatic Fishing Device” (US Patent No. 625829). The device featured a trip lever activated by tension on the fishing line. This would release a spring-loaded carriage that slid back on short rails within the frame of the device immediately and also would also ring an alarm gong by releasing a spring-actuated striker. The carriage contained a spring-driven reel which then takes up the line.
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