Horton Meek 54 fly reel with agate line guide 8'4" bronze winding plate recessed inside

bronze winding plate recessed inside the outer ebonite rings

Bright ferrules and nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with lightly varnished walnut spacer

Comes with Hardy zippered case

unwieldy tapers

This is also an incredibly powerful casting rod in this configuration

Horton Meek 54 fly reel with agate line guide 8'4" bronze winding plate recessed insideFor sale here is a very scarce Meek 54 fly reel made by the Horton Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Connecticut. Serial number 777 on the foot. Unblemished and gorgeous brownish orange agate line guide and nickel silver spool latch with spiral knurling. Excellent++ original condition with a perfect spindle spool fit and a very tight check designed for RHW. The diameter of the reel is 3" and it weighs 4. 6 oz.