Charlton Signature Series 8500 1.2 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 6'6" made 7/6/56 for William L

made 7/6/56 for William L

For sale here is a framed streamer fly tied by Maine fly tier

The reel seat reads

See attached provenance letter from Barry Mill

Charlton Signature Series 8500 1.2 Fly Reel with Spare Spool 6'6" made 7/6/56 for William LA nice Charlton 8500 Signature Series 1. 2 fly reel with a spare spool, 3 3 4" diameter and set up for RHW. Lightly used condition with a few spots of rim rash here. 1. 2" spool width and the reel weighs 11 ounces on my scale. Designed to hold a WF10 and 275 yards of backing. With a sealed carbon fiber drag, this is a great saltwater model designed to handle anything you can throw at it. Both the reel and the spare spool come in their original green