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ts Mig Ve %y, Look at my construction, I am different. There is no other towing line like me. You can figure it out yourself that I have real, definite advantages to offer which are indi- vidual to me. No other rope has the large sturdy heart, composed of oversize yarns of slightly twisted fibre. These make for excessive strength and bear the burden of towing uni- I can be easily spliced. & lts the Wa y Im Made formly. A double thickness of high quality yarns provides an outside jacket to mini- mize abrasiveness and protect my heart. No other rope has the specific Guarantee which you will find on the red, white and blue Tape-Marker in one of my _ strands. Every quality that a good towing rope should have you will find in me. I have been waterproofed and retain my form in sea or out. I have flexibility without distortion. So that all will know me, I plainly show my Columbian colors in the order of red, white, blue, white and red. I AM COLUMBIAN TOW-RO Branches: Columbian Rope Company Genesee Street Auburn, N. Y. ‘“‘The Cordage City” New York Chicago Boston (TOW ROPE) . New Orleans 14 MARINE REVIEW—July, 1928 iia aaa ee Sates Loa ik 2 RT