Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 7'2" Loop to loop hook-keeper

Loop to loop hook-keeper

The reel is in very nice mechanical condition as a result of recently receiving a re-bushing from Bill Archuleta

Blued cap and ring reel seat over a mortised Spanish Cedar spacer

Hand tooled nickel silver fittings

Though labeled as "The General" the rod is similar to Young's "Texas General" model

Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 7'2" Loop to loop hook-keeperFor 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