Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 7'2" Delaware and puts out a

Delaware and puts out a small number of impeccably built rods

Main shaft material is made using saltwater proof stainless steel

A seemingly more secure method opposed to the traditional dual sliding bands usually seen on spinning rods

Loop to loop hook-keeper

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

Philbrook and Paine Marbleized Salmon Fly Reel 7'2" Delaware and puts out aFor 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