VINTAGE 1901 Patent Horrocks Ibbotson Key Wind Automatic Fly Fishing Reel, Y & E Full Working Order & Nice Condition for 100+ Year Old Reel 3 1/2" in Diamter 2 1/2" Total Width HORROCKS & IBBOTTSON Co. (Utica, NY) was a manufacturer well known for buying out other reel makers to expand their business. In 1910, they purchased Yawman & Erbe rights to the automatic fly reel business. Known for the "HI" label, the company was first recognized for its prolific rod making. The company actually began as the George A Clark Company in 1880, then Clark & Horrocks in 1891. They didn't add the fishing tackle line, however, until 1863. It wasn't until 1909 that it became the official Horrocks-Ibbotson Company. They built their factory in Utica in 1905.
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