Leonard Mills Model 50 Raised Pillar Fly Reel

Leonard Mills Model 50 Raised Pillar Fly ReelFor sale is a Leonard Mills Model 50 raised pillar fly reel with ebonite sideplates. Excellent plus original condition. 3 inch diameter including pillars. The nickel silver foot is unmolested. No cracks exist in the hard rubber. Early Leonard patent stamp clearly visible on the headplate. The reel winds properly and has a neutral retrieve bias, so can be fished right or left hand retrieve with an adequate amount of spring tension either way. This is a

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The reel foot is original and unblemished

For sale here is a Ted Godfrey Babine Model fly reel for salmon/steelhead

Three sections

For sale here we have two spools of vintage Belding Corticelli #5010 (beige) silk winding thread

but sticker on the tube has come off over time in pieces

Impregnated cane with transparent honey colored wraps

Made in Twin Bridges

The grip is ridged

This guide is also rusting and will need to again be replaced at some point

Slightly parabolic action

One of the tip-tops is wrapped in black to distinguish it from the other