Dingley Fly Reel 3" - St. George-Style 5'6" A nice Peerless 1 1/2

A nice Peerless 1 1/2 model trout reel

or 5" overall

Looking over it now

For sale here is John Pickard's rendition of the  Paul Young "Martha Marie" bamboo rod

Perfect spar varnish coat

Dingley Fly Reel 3" - St. George-Style 5'6" A nice Peerless 1 1/2For sale here is a Dingley St. George style fly reel in excellent original condition. 3" diameter. Right hand retrieve. Stamped for Fosters Ashbourne. Likely made by Ernest Dingley. Foot is original and unaltered, measuring 2 3 8" in length. Fixed check. Bronze line guide. Spool width is 0. 63". Marked with a "1" on frame, spool, foot, and line guide brace. Much of the original leading remains. The reel weighs 5 3 4 oz.