Clinton Nickel Silver Sidemount Trout Reel 4 Weight Eight-sided rear cork check which

Eight-sided rear cork check which matches the eight-sided rod tube

1889 patent stamp as well as the Brooklyn

Spool width of 7/8"

and cap are all oxidized jet black as well

Clinton Nickel Silver Sidemount Trout Reel 4 Weight Eight-sided rear cork check whichFor sale here is a very rare and historically important Clinton sidemount trout reel. Marked "C. M. Clinton Ithaca N. Y. Pat Oct. 29 '89". Charles M. Clinton of Ithaca, NY was granted patent No. 413,774 on October 29, 1889, essentially for his improvements on the all hard rubber reel patented earlier by Alonzo Fowler, also of NY, in 1872. Built with an oil reservoir that ran through the spool shaft, the reel was offered in both all German silver and