Philbrook & Payne Marbleized Fly Reel Vintage Fly Tackle Capacity up to a WF4

Capacity up to a WF4 + 80 yds 20#

Original bag and Champion tube

The wraps are "May rose" color with orange edges

The rod has been fished very slightly but is still in excellent shape

Philbrook & Payne Marbleized Fly Reel Vintage Fly Tackle Capacity up to a WF4For sale here is an extremely scarce and possibly unique variation of the Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel made circa 1877 while Philbrook's legendary patent was pending. 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's size, like