Dingley Fly Reel 3" - Caged Spool 7 Weight Pocketed butt cap with "Detroit"

Pocketed butt cap with "Detroit" stamp

began his career in 1928 as a theatrical poster artist at the Lyceum Theater and then at the Eastman Theater in Rochester New York after graduating from the mechanics institute at the University of Rochester

Currently it is set up for right hand retrieve

Caramel colored cane with rust colored wraps and fine gold tipping

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Dingley Fly Reel 3" - Caged Spool 7 Weight Pocketed butt cap with "Detroit"For sale here is a nice Dingley 3" caged spool fly reel made for retailer Carter & Co. This highly sought after brass pin caged reel has an early fixed caliper check, which is nicely blued and nice and strong for a three inch reel. Correct original and un filed smooth brass foot. No line grooves. There are no cracks. Original ivorine handle spins freely. No end play or wobble. As with most leaded Dingleys, the majority of the original leading remains