Curator's corner

2023.006.004
Hard Bodied Nymph
Pencil sketch on paper…see more.

2018.051.003
Dave Whitlock’s HMH Prototype Fly Vise
c. 1976…see more.

1986.028.033
Vom Hofe Size 4 Trout Reel
Removable rear bearing cap with curved knurling and decorative groove…see more.

2023.057.025
Orvis catalog printing block
Printing block illustrating two fish and two crossed rods over Orvis 1874 reel…see more.

1991.029.023
Fly wallet with illustrations
Rectangular, brown leather fly wallet containing 14 ink illustrations and 17 flies…see more.

1999.009.006
Tyrolean hat
Hat with roebuck trophy brush and assorted badges, worn by Ernest Schwiebert…see more.

1971.014.002
Edward P. Follett sidemount fly reel
No frame, spool rotates on center pin…see more.

2019.051.001
Anglers and Float Plane
Painting c. 1945, watercolor on paper, framed…see more.

2021.017.037
Series of Twelve Flies
Illustration (Plate 1) of 12 flies…see more.