Hardy - Folding Line Drier/Winder

Hardy - Folding Line Drier/WinderFor sale here is a folding Hardy line drier winder for use with silk lines. Made in England. The winder remains in excellent condition. The folding feature makes the drier great for travel and on the stream drying. One of the arms is movable to allow for easy removal of the line from the winder. The frame is stamped, "Hardy Bros. LTD. Makers Alnwick Eng". The reel attaches with a cap and ring reel seat. Don't miss out on this vintage line drier

This is a very impressive reel and if it were a bit smaller and fit my own salmon rods

Dark stained curly maple slide band seat

All hardware for the rod and tube were handmade in my shop

Honey guide wraps with burgundy ferrule wraps

The butt shaft is lettered with the usual Palakona in slanting script

The reels are the perfect intersection of classic reel design with modern innovations

Cork western style grip

This quad has lightly flamed cane wrapped brown with black edges

This is a beautiful light line Howells ready for small stream fishing

Most are stone fly-like patterns

the Rodmaker

The reel diameter is 3 1/2” with a spool width of 1 1/16”