Clinton Nickel Silver Sidemount Trout Reel 4 Weight Excellent mechanical condition

Excellent mechanical condition

Garrison-like grip with a more tapered nose

Eight-sided rear cork check which matches the eight-sided rod tube

Comes with Hardy case

Clinton Nickel Silver Sidemount Trout Reel 4 Weight Excellent mechanical conditionFor sale here is a very rare and historically important Clinton sidemount trout reel. Marked "C. M. Clinton Ithaca N. Y. Pat Oct. 29 '89". Charles M. Clinton of Ithaca, NY was granted patent No. 413,774 on October 29, 1889, essentially for his improvements on the all hard rubber reel patented earlier by Alonzo Fowler, also of NY, in 1872. Built with an oil reservoir that ran through the spool shaft, the reel was offered in both all German silver and