Elsie Darbee Framed Flies AL Walker The spigot ferrules fit together

The spigot ferrules fit together nice and tight as they should with a 1/8" gap to allow for wear over time

This rod was built in 1980

The full wells grip measures 7" in length with moderate soiling though the cork remains very smooth

with many flies in unused condition included

I've also attached the original T&T catalog description from 1978

Elsie Darbee Framed Flies AL Walker The spigot ferrules fit togetherFor sale here is another very scarce collection of legendary Catskill flies twelve Elsie Darbee tied classic Catskill pattern flies in a shadowbox frame measuring 9x14. On the back of the frame there is a hand written note, "flies tied by Elsie Darby (sic) Livingston Manor, N, Y. 1974, Given George and Carolyn by Eleanor Jones". The note was most likely written by Ms. Jones. Each fly has its name written next to it in a beautiful script, probably by