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Original bag and black fiber tube with Wright McGill sticker
which ensures that the taper and internal diameter of each section perfectly matches the adjoining section
Wrapped brown with 3
a faint mark on the reel seat varnish and a tiny amount of interior brassing to the inside of the guides are the only sign of use
Leonard Bimetal Trout Fly Reel - First Model 9' Original bag and black fiberFor sale here is a very scarce first model H. L. Leonard Bimetal fly reel made by Philbrook & Paine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Clearly marked "H. L. Leonard Pat. June 12, 1877" with the patent date being stamped upside down (go find another!) Constructed with a bronze frame, german silver sideplates, foot, handle arm, and spool. The pillar to pillar diameter is ~2. 6" (without pillars it is ~2. 2"). The spool width is ~ 1". Ebonite
