Leonard Trout Reels Circa 1877-1882
Exakta Varex VX, Version 4 - 135mm f4.5 Schneider Tele-Xenar Head on Ihagee Bellows - Kodachrome 64
| ONE OF MY OTHER COLLECTING INTERESTS IS EARLY FLY FISHING REELS FROM SUCH MAKERS AS H.L. LEONARD, ORVIS, VOM HOFE, HARDY, ETC. THESE EARLY TROUT REELS WERE FREQUENTLY CONSTRUCTED OF GERMAN NICKEL-SILVER, BRASS AND OTHER MATERIALS. WHILE SOME WERE CRUDELY CONSTRUCTED, OTHERS WERE RATHER SOPHISTICATED IN THEIR ENGINEERING. |