Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San FranciscoFor sale here is a Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Diameter of is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8 weight lines. This drag system was unmatched in the American market back in the 50's. This is

and early style aluminum tube with brass top and bottom

Blued nickel silver cap and ring reel seat over a gorgeous mortised spalted maple spacer

For sale here is a Hardy Uniqua model - 3 1/8" diameter

it's extremely difficult to locate Garrison rods that haven't been improperly restored

For sale here is an extremely scarce contracted model Hardy Brass Face Perfect fly reel with early check and open ball race

The tip was originally made slightly longer than the other two sections

The warranty card

Has what appears to be a #5 or #6 floating line on it

The reel is 2 1/2 inches in diameter and has a spool width of 3/4 of an inch

Sideplates are delrin

made 7/6/56 for William L

Comes in a poplin bag and aluminum tube