JW Young 3 1/2" Fly Reel 5' side cover lock and disc-drag

side cover lock and disc-drag adjustment knob (13 individual settings)

and magenta while tip-top two lacks the magenta to be able to distinguish the tips

Bright aluminum up-locking reel seat with a handsome oil-burnished African Mahogany spacer

This fine rod and other rods and fishing tackle catalogs for sale here at Vintage Fly Tackle come from the collection of Dr

There are small nicks and scratches to the varnish throughout

JW Young 3 1/2" Fly Reel 5' side cover lock and disc-dragFor sale here is a nice fishing reel made by JW Young for retailer Farlow & Co. London. Includes the hardfast logo. It is a Pattern 10B reel 3 1 2". Excellent condition mechanically. No wobble or end play. Crazed erinoid handle spins freely. Reel foot appears to be full length but may be a replacement due to the some filing of the bridge pillar (shown in photos). The line weighting was scratched into the surface of the winding plate as well as always,