Hardy Uniqua Fly Reel 2 5/8" [SALE PENDING] Gary Howells Top Hat logo inked above

Top Hat logo inked above the winding check as well as the "TLM" initials

Brass rim-mounted tension adjuster

Cardell (Jim's brother and second owner of this rod) was added later but subsequently removed by Jim as was the "1955" as explained above

No other fly rod in the world can be built like this "presentation" Wonder-Wand -- a supreme edification of what can be done by the Howald Process (Shakespeare's exclusive method of fabricating fiber glass into the finest fishing rods)

Hardy Uniqua Fly Reel 2 5/8" [SALE PENDING] Gary Howells Top Hat logo inked aboveA nice Hardy Brothers Uniqua fly reel in a rare 2 5 8" size. RHW. Mid 1920's production. Duplicated Mark II check. This little Uniqua was the smallest size of this model that Hardy made, and it has a smooth brass foot and the early horseshoe latch. The brass foot has been filed pretty heavily at each end. Save for the foot filing and some normal loss of patina, the reel is in superb condition with no spool wobble, and no line burns, dents, or