255 A rare Hardy St George 1st model 4 ¼” salmon fly reel,

shallow cored drum with twin ivorine handles and three screw spring drum latch, alloy foot, revolving nickel silver line guide, milled nickel silver rim tension screw and Mk.I check mechanism, backplate stamped make and model details, wear to finish, a rarely seen first version made 1920 only (see illustration) £1600-2600