Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #2 9'6" a terrific all-around trout rod

a terrific all-around trout rod

Paul's original handwriting noting the ferrule size on the tip sections remains clean and bold

" is stamped on the screw-lock ring

There are also four fine intermediates midway on the butt section in the light brown thread

Mammoth ivory and nickel silver winding check

Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #2 9'6" a terrific all-around trout rodFor sale here we have a very special and rare photograph of Gary Howells in the R. L. Winston shop circa 1950s. This 11" by 16" photograph was acquired from the Howells estate in the 1970s by Craig Lynch and is one of three in existence, the other two owned by Lynch. There is a small bend in the bottom left hand corner of the photo that occurred during shipping. In the photograph Howells is seen sanding a section of a blank after glue up. The string