Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 1 Weight The reel's adjustable disc drag

The reel's adjustable disc drag system is very strong

8' 2/1 for a 6 weight line

Oxidized guides

The two tips are designed with different tapers

Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 1 Weight The reel's adjustable disc dragFor sale here is a Philbrook and Paine marbleized salmon fly reel made circa 1880. Francis J. Philbrook was a "Gunsmith's Machinist" in Bangor, Maine when he assigned over his key patent related to the first American made raised pillar reel to Hiram Leonard. Philbrook and Ed Payne then went on to manufacture the reels for Leonard. This reel bears the faceplate stamp "H. L. Leonard Maker." I've been told that fifteen to twenty of the P&P marbleized