Moscrop, J.B. -- Patent Manchester Reel 2 1/2" 9'6" Easily converts to RHW or

Easily converts to RHW or LHW

Also included is a spare spool in near mint condition

He learned from Tom Maxwell

Rod tube is original

co-founder of Thomas & Thomas who later ran the Leonard Rod Company for a number of years before it closed

Moscrop, J.B. -- Patent Manchester Reel 2 1/2" 9'6" Easily converts to RHW orFor sale here is an all brass JB Moscrop Manchester fly reel in leather D block case. 2 1 2" 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". One piece frame construction with a leaded finish and brass accents. It has a horn handle and is marked on backplate "J. B. Moscrop's Patent, Manchester". It has a drag