More plates of fishing flies in fun feather colors. Taken from William Blacker’s 1855 work “Blacker’s Art of Fly Making” which was published in London.

Plates (llustrations) from books 1 Minute
“An easy method of tying a salmon fly: 1. Wing and head tied on first. 2. The hackle and tinsel tied into the shoulder ready to rolled to the tail. 3. The hackle and tinsel rolled over the body and the fly finished at the tail.” Page 38. Collections of the University of California Libraries. MSN, digitalizing partner. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/blackersartoffly00blacrich/page/n38/mode/2up
Various figures. Page 45. Collections of the University of California Libraries. MSN, digitalizing partner. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/blackersartoffly00blacrich/page/n45/mode/2up
“On salmon hooks. Figures one to seven. Page 59. Collections of the University of California Libraries. MSN, digitalizing partner. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/blackersartoffly00blacrich/page/n59/mode/2up

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