JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 6'10" The book is spiral bound

The book is spiral bound in the original red cloth with gilt titles on the front cover

original labeled poplin bag with pocket for the ferrule plug

and I know many others feel the same way

The script remains clean and bold with the serial number written on all sections

The rod could have been made early in the post-fire era when they didn't use serial numbers

JB Moscrop Patent Manchester Reel 5" with leather case 6'10" The book is spiral boundFor 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