Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel -- earliest and ultra scarce! 3 Weight but ended up only producing

but ended up only producing 38

Three windaways at the keeper and male ferrules as well

Kirmse and others

Length: 10'6 without additional handle/grip

The stand-out model for me was the 6'9" utilizing a 7 sink tip or an 8 floating line

Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel -- earliest and ultra scarce! 3 Weight but ended up only producingFor sale here is a Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel made circa 1877, before the patent was issued. 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 was the smallest size made that bears the faceplate stamps "Philbrook & Paine