=The measuring reel and frame.=—The frame consists of two longitudinal pieces, 3 by 4 by 66 inches, placed 17 inches apart, center to center. At 11½ inches from each end two cross pieces, 3 by 4 by 20 inches in length, are fastened to the longitudinal pieces with through bolts. At the center point of these cross pieces are placed standards, 3 by 4 by 16¾ inches, which have journals for the axle of the reel, counter-sunk in their upper ends. Two iron braces, one on each side, hold each standard firmly in a vertical position. An iron clamp is also attached to the upper ends of the standards, by means of which the axle is prevented from jumping out of the journals. Distance from center to center of standards is 43 inches. The iron axle of the reel is 1½-inch round iron, 54 inches in length. At each end of the axle a screw thread is cut for the nut which holds the crank in place. Inside the screw thread the axle is squared to receive the socket of the crank. Two collars prevent the wooden reel from binding on either standard. The cranks are of the usual design. The drum of the reel is 8½ inches in diameter; heads are 2½ inches thick, made in two layers, cross-grained, and are 24 inches in diameter; length of drum over all is 36 inches. Iron plates are fastened in the center of each head, through which the axle passes. The reel is prevented from turning on the axle by keys. Three ¾-inch rods pass through the iron plates and drum and bind these parts firmly together. At 6 inches from the ends of the longitudinal pieces a hole is bored to receive a lag screw, ½ inch by 6 inches, by means of which the whole apparatus can be firmly fastened to the deck. The brake is a piece of 3 by 3 by 36 inch hardwood, used as a lever to bring pressure on the drumhead. There is one for each side, and, when not in use, each rests on one of the longitudinals, being held in place at one end by two staples and at the other end by a bolt and pin. Near the drum on one head is a hole through which the inner end of the measuring line can be passed and stapled to the outside of the head. =The cable-reel frame.=—The frame is made in two parts which, when in use, are held in proper relative positions by means of two iron ties provided with turnbuckles at their centers. The ends of these ties are bent over at right angles and fit in sockets in the two end parts.