First on the table is a rod, in a very sorry state, but historically interesting:
Next up is also an American item, this time a reel, an early version of the blue-collar workhorse reel, the Pflueger Medalist:
Maybe one day...
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June seems somehow to have been quite an active month for new items coming in to WVFFM, and it's not over yet... First on the table is a rod, in a very sorry state, but historically interesting: As you can see from the pictures, it has had a rough time. It has lost the tip section, all of its original guides and whippings, the female ferrule is in poor shape. It probably started life as a three piece, two tip rod of about 12 feet in length and was made in a Brooklyn, NY workshop, perhaps by Fred Malleson. It's marked "Conroy, Bissett and Malleson", a partnership that broke up in 1881 when Malleson set out on his own. Details of the rod have been posted on the Classic Fly Rod forum and we are awaiting comments from the very well-informed membership there. Next up is also an American item, this time a reel, an early version of the blue-collar workhorse reel, the Pflueger Medalist: The reel has a simple check-pawl so predates the 1938 patented drag plate. It also has the pillared arbor which was replaced by the drum arbor in 1935. Finish is blued rather than painted, which is also interesting. Finally from an iconic American reel to a similarly iconic Scottish one: It is a very fine example of P D Malloch's patented "Sun and Planet" reel. The winding plate is brass which has been chemically treated or "bronzed". Rims are nickel silver and the back is Ebonite. Those of you who follow this column may remember we acquired a similar reel in December of last year but this example is in slightly better order. It also means that if WVFFM ever becomes a real (reel?) museum, we can show the internals as well as complete reel...
Maybe one day...
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