Zwarg, Otto - Reel Catalog and other ephemera

Zwarg, Otto - Reel Catalog and other ephemeraFor sale here is a very scarce Otto Zwarg reel catalog (not dated) as well as five other pieces of Zwarg ephemera. 1) Price list from 1949 2) Price list from 1950 3) Maximo collateral page 4) Letter on Otto Zwarg Fishing Tackle Company letterhead dated 1948, written to the E. F. Payne Rod Company, in which Mr. Zwarg inquires about the availability of a 11 to 11 1 2 foot rod for one of his customers. 5) Letter on Otto Zwarg Company Inc. letterhead

Reel pouch included

The reel features the two-screw thick u-shaped line guard

Includes original Phillipson labeled rod bag and original cardboard tube with gold Phillipson label

There are a few use marks on the varnish of the butt section

a very scarce example of the classic Philbrook & Paine Leonard bimetal reel

The cap bears the “Payne” trademark stamp as well as the "Sold by Von Lengerke & Antoine Chicago" stamp

Includes original bag and tube with brass fittings

a reel donated by Dr

For sale here is an Orvis Odyssey III fly reel

Centerless ground means simply that the shaft is machined to eliminate the slightest bend or set and is absolutely straight

The rod features dark straw colored cane with honey wraps and amber tipping

There is one faint scratch (not a crack) in the ebonite on the headplate (see last photo)