Kelly, Mary Kefover - U. S. Fishing Rod Patents and Other Tackle 5'6" Rod" on another flat

Rod" on another flat

Also included is an alternate all cork reel seat with cap and ring and smaller cigar grip that the mid section ferrule fits into

The drag tension is adjusted via a 10-position lever mounted on the back plate

but nothing overly objectionable

Marked for a 8 line but like most Orvis rods

Kelly, Mary Kefover - U. S. Fishing Rod Patents and Other Tackle 5'6" Rod" on another flat1990 1st edition. Thomas B. Reel Company. Plano, Texas. 104 pages. B W photographs, illustrations. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Like new condition in dust jacket showing minor handling marks. "U. S. Patents Class 43. Sub Classes 18 26. 1854 to 1931". Contains numerous reproductions of patent drawings, as well as photgraphs of rods and equipment. Introduction and brief history of the fishing rod by the editor, Brian McGrath of the Leonard