JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 9'2" In separate Orvis pouches

In separate Orvis pouches

The check mechanism is a bit similar to Hardy's 1912 check system

The grip has some light soiling

Diameter: 2 7/8"

JW Young Pattern No. 3 Fly Reel - possibly one of its kind! 9'2" In separate Orvis pouchesYoungs No. 3 Fly Reel, possibly unique. Red agate, silent check, 2 7 8 diameter, original box, mint condition. Elwyn (Rupe) Atwood, author of the excellent Medlar Press book J. W. Young, A century of the art of making fishing reels states ~ I am pretty sure it dates from the 1930s, at a time when Youngs identified their reels by patterns number only. In my opinion, your reel is a Pattern number 3. As there are several missing numbers in all my