Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 2 Weight Unusual stripping guide (see bottom

Unusual stripping guide (see bottom photo)

except on the tip top the prior owner obviously fished most often

For sale here is one of the finest fiberglass rods one can buy

Unfortunately the tube cap has been lost

Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 2 Weight Unusual stripping guide (see bottomFor 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