English Brass Trout Reel

English/Scottish. First Half of the 20th Century. Comprising: a Gow & Sons, Dundee 2 ½ in. reel with horn knob, a 4 in. trout reel with horn knob, marked indistinctly, Manchester, and a 2 ¼ in. fly

2 1/2” diam, 7/8” spool, rod-in-hand trademark logo, straight line Hardy's Pat "Perfect Reel", Hardy Bros Alnwick oval logo, brass strapped tension screw, smooth brass foot, VG+ condition.

2 7/8” diam, 15/16” wide spool, marked with the closed oval logo and the rod-in-hand trademark, two-slotted smooth brass foot, strong constant check. VG+/Ex- condition.

2 3/8” diam, 7/8” wide spool, enclosed oval logo and rod-in-hand trademark, revolving plate attached with two screws, constant check and a horn handle grasp, Ex- condition.

English Brass Fly Reel, A & N C_L 105 Victoria ST.

Very high quality 3 7/8" dia. constant click reel in Excellent minus condition with no dents or scratches, just a bit of an upward bend in one leg of the foot.

4", 3 1/2" and 3" in diameter.

Two Small Brass Wooden Handle Trout Reels

English brass 2-piece fishing reel with American fly rod, with Palakoma, J.B. Moss Mosrops, 9 1/2'.

Largest is 8 inches in diameter.

2 1/2” diam, 7/8” spool, Bickerdyke style line guide pinned to two raised brass supports, three hole foot, rod-in-hand logo with circular Hardy's 612 patent stamp. VG+ condition.

Brass face, 2 7/8” diam, 1 1/16” spool, brass strapped tension screw, smooth brass foot, rod-in-hand logo with circular Hardy's 612 patent stamp, VG+ condition.

3” diam, 5/8” spool, stamped Hardy's Pat "Perfect Reel", rod-in-hand and oval logo, heavy frame, smooth brass foot, VG+ condition.

2 1/2” diam, 7/8” wide spool, marked Hardy’s Patent Alnwick, 4 cusp perforated tail plate, brass strapped rim tension screw, constant check, smooth foot, VG+/Ex- condition.

Stamped Size 3” and Duplicated Mark II Pat. No.'s 24245 & 9261, external pillars, rim tension screw, ribbed brass foot, top roller pillar, VG+ condition.

3” diam, left hand wind, good agate line guide, nickel silver rim tension screw, three screw spool latch, smooth brass foot, VG/VG+ condition.

2 3/4” diam, narrow 3/4” spool, dark gunmetal over brass, foot marked number 2, stamped "Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8, 89", working click switch, knurled screw-off end cap with star washer.

Rare, 1 3/8” diam, 13/16” wide spool, marked No. 3, working sliding click switch, aluminum spool flanges, brass arbor and nickel silver fittings. VG+/Ex- condition.

2 7/8” diam, 5/8” spool, Spitfire material and finish, rim brass tension screw and smooth brass foot, working click, Ex condition appearing unused. Includes an unmarked box.

A second version with nickel plated brass finish, riveted construction and a cap on the tail plate side that reads "C.F. Orvis Maker Manchester, VT Patented May 12th 1874". 2 7/8" diameter, 7/16" spoo

3 1/8” diam, 11/16” spool, straight line markings, ribbed foot, brass line guide, rim tension screw, loud click, Ex- condition.

Marked “Hardy’s Alnwick Patent”, 4 cusp perforated tail plate, good agate line guide, nickel silver rim tension screw, plated smooth brass foot, constant check, VG+/Ex- condition.

2 1/2” diam, 3/4” spool width, marked with the closed oval logo, strong constant check, smooth brass foot, VG+/Ex- condition.

2 1/2” diam, 7/8” spool, bordered oval logo and rod-in-hand stamp, smooth brass foot, VG+ condition.