Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco Marc Aroner Cigar style grip with varnished

Cigar style grip with varnished burl cork nose

which may be the reason the rod has never been used

golden nodes and a nicely swelled butt

or even lawn cast

Art Flick was close friends with Paul Cardell from Birmingham

Thompson No. 500 Fly Reel - San Francisco Marc Aroner Cigar style grip with varnishedFor sale here is a fantastic example of a classic Thompson No. 500 fly reel made in California in the late 1940's. Diameter is 3 3 8". Similar in style and performance to the classic Hardy Perfect. The reel is in excellent condition with the majority of its wonderful black finish remaining. Circular line guard and full length smooth brass reel foot. Light marks around the crank handle which is very normal. The No. 500 was built to handle 6 7 8 weight