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Read “Of Baseball and Bamboo: Bobby Doerr, Ted Williams, and the Paul H. Young Rod Company” by John A. Feldenzer (Fall 2005)
Curator's corner
2023.069.001
Fly and leader stretcher box used by Andy Mill
Wood suitcase-style box with pre-tied tippets and flies…see more.
2010.008.001
Seamaster Dual-Mode Saltwater Fly Reel
Aluminum 1 piece frame integrally machined with pillars, anodized gold…see more.
2012.031.001
Watching the Sink – Permit
Two permit watching a crab…see more.
2018.051.001
ViseGrip vise customized by Lefty Kreh
Vise grip welded on to rod and to base…see more.
1996.007.002
Harold Gibbs Striper Bucktails
7 Striper Bucktails, framed…see more.
2022.001.073
W. Duke Sons & Co. Bonito cigarette card
c. 1888…see more.
2012.040.007
Tarpon flies with leader used by Billy Pate
Group record for 6 offshore flies with leader…see more.
2021.017.008
Lee Wulff’s personal compact scissors
Uniroyal Slip-n-Snip scissors in brown leather case stamped gold, with manufacturer instructions…see more.
1992.029.001
Fin-Nor Wedding Cake Fly Reel, c. 1960
Model No. 3, Serial No. 910…see more.