Reel Manufacturers & Major Distributors - F
FARLOW.
FERRIS LINDGREN
FEURER BROS.
FIHE.
FIN-NOR.
FIX.
FLINT REEL CO.
FLIP IT.
FLO LINE.
FLY CHAMP.
FOLLETT
FOLSOM ARMS CO.
FOSS, AL.
FOUR BROTHERS. See
Enterprise Manufacturing Company
FOWLER REEL. (Also known as the Fowler
Gem) Manufactured by Alonzo H. Fowler [1825-1903] from Ithaca, NY.
Fowler was an Ithaca New York dentist, and used the molding skills he
possessed to create what may be the first hard rubber reel ever
produced. His reel was Patented on June 18th, 1872, and was
soon improved by the addition of a click, as circa 1875 ads show. The
reel is found in two sizes, a 40 yard small size and a larger 60 yard
model. Because of the extreme frail nature of old hard rubber, few
examples of Fowler reels are known, and are considered rare.
Contributed by Jim Schottenham
FOX, A. H. GUN CO.
FRANKLIN.
FRASER-KILLIAN. Neo Caster reel.
FROST, H. J.
FULLILOVE, FRANK.
