JW Young 3 1/2" Fly Reel 5' side cover lock and disc-drag

side cover lock and disc-drag adjustment knob (13 individual settings)

Bright aluminum up-locking reel seat with a handsome oil-burnished African Mahogany spacer

There are small nicks and scratches to the varnish throughout

U-shaped one-screw reversible lineguard

drag selector and check button are finished in polished nickel silver

JW Young 3 1/2" Fly Reel 5' side cover lock and disc-dragFor sale here is a nice fishing reel made by JW Young for retailer Farlow & Co. London. Includes the hardfast logo. It is a Pattern 10B reel 3 1 2". Excellent condition mechanically. No wobble or end play. Crazed erinoid handle spins freely. Reel foot appears to be full length but may be a replacement due to the some filing of the bridge pillar (shown in photos). The line weighting was scratched into the surface of the winding plate as well as always,