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a GUARANTEED ROPE The Only Marker that Pledges Quality There is one sure way to tell a quality rope and you'll never make a mistake if these directions are followed: Separate the strands, and if in one of them you find a red, white and blue Tape- Marker, you will know that the rope is Columbian 7te-Marked Pure Manila Rope “The Guaranteed Rope’”’ Examine this Marker carefully for the final evidence of Quality. It contains a guarantee which is unparalleled in the cordage industry. The fact that the guarantee is substantiated by the manufacturer’s signature, and the Marker containing this signed guarantee is found running continuously in every length of Columbian Tape-Marked Rope is proof conclusive that Columbian must be a quality rope, unsurpassed by any other brand. : You cannot use a better line than Columbian. Take it on board and it wiil prove its quality in its extra long service. Columbian Rope Company 332-90 Genesee Street Auburn, ‘‘The Cordage City’’ N. Y. Branches: New York Chicago Boston New Orleans MARINE REVIEW—October, 1927