Tom Maxwell bamboo pack rod 7'6" 4/2 #4/5 8'10" This serial number E298 reel

This serial number E298 reel was made in 1912

The fly rod has a 5 1/2" cigar grip with a bright aluminum down-locking reel seat over a walnut spacer

'83 Patent date on the oil cap

For sale here is a spare spool for a Hardy Princess

Tom Maxwell bamboo pack rod 7'6" 4/2 #4/5 8'10" This serial number E298 reelFor sale here is an unusual four piece Tom Maxwell bamboo pack rod with the Top Hat logo inked above the winding check. Unfished, excellent condition. Plastic still covers the grip. 7'6 4 2 4 5wt. TLM initials near the winding check. The varnish on one of the tips is soft in a few spots and the hook keeper wraps show some slight cracking. There is also some bluing loss on the two female ferrules.