Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #3 6'8" and just a fantastic piece

and just a fantastic piece of fine craftsmanship

Made in 1960

These are the 3/4 and 5/6 models

Apricot and burgundy tipping at the winding check

For sale here is a Charlton 8550C fly reel with the Tarpon spool

Howells, Gary - San Francisco Winston Shop Photo #3 6'8" and just a fantastic pieceFor sale here we have a very special and rare photograph of Gary Howells in the R. L. Winston shop circa 1950s. This 11" x 16" photograph was acquired from the Howells estate in the 1970s by Craig Lynch and is one of three in existence, the others owned by Lynch. There is a small bend in the bottom left hand corner of the photo that occurred during shipping. In the photograph Howells is seen measuring a finished blank section with a micrometer. This