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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.