Meisselbach Tripart and another clutch

[oc1]

Sorry about the images.  My stuff is all screwed up. 

In my opinion, the Horton Simplex is a better reel.  I still us it now and again.

[Reeltyme]

Steve, beside the fact that was a great write up, I fell for the photo of the rod and reel! That is just a beautiful combo!

[oc1]

Steve, beside the fact that was a great write up, I fell for the photo of the rod and reel! That is just a beautiful combo!

Thanks Randy, but I'm not sure the combo is what you would expect to see back in the day.  That is a Calcutta cane with a Chinese cane tip section lashed on.  Ten feet.  The 16" handle is cotton cord saturated with shellac.  Handmade German silver guides with linen wrapping.  Made to fit my fishing style.  It's all period-correct materials, but the reel was made for upscale baitcasting rods like a five foot split bamboo or steel rod, maybe with some agatine guides and a short handle for one-handed casting to black bass.