JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 6 Weight There is also a spare

There is also a spare spool available here

He made a few reels for himself and gave a few as gifts to selected friends

The butt section is inked in PHY's handwriting on three flats

For sale here is a Hardy Perfect with a MKII check - 3 3/8" diameter

For sale here is an Ari 't Hart F4 Deschutes fly reel

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 6 Weight There is also a spareFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 5" diameter. One of the more scarce British reels patented by John Moscrop in 1888 and again in 1891, Moscrop's fellow Manchester Angling Society members dubbed it the "Manchester Reel". It's a one piece frame construction and the whole reel is made of brass. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester" and on the bottom of the