Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel -- earliest and ultra scarce! 3 Weight Digger Degere

Digger Degere

Made in Germany and very rarely do they show up on the market

The stand-out model for me was the 6'9" utilizing a 7 sink tip or an 8 floating line

Very minor rim wear

Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel -- earliest and ultra scarce! 3 Weight Digger DegereFor sale here is a Philbrook & Paine Marbleized Trout Fly Reel made circa 1877, before the patent was issued. 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 was the smallest size made that bears the faceplate stamps "Philbrook & Paine