Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 2 Weight except on the tip top

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

The ribbed brass foot is full length and has not been altered

A great opportunity for a light-tackle salmon or steelhead angler

Unusual stripping guide (see bottom photo)

Unfortunately the tube cap has been lost

Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 2 Weight except on the tip topFor 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