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desiderata which, happily, it is now hardly necessary to insist 
upon, In salmon reels, however (though hardly in trout reels), 
this last point may be overdone, having regard to the con- 
venience in carrying line in the most compact form. 
As Icould not find any salmon reel completely fulfilling 
these several conditions, I set about constructing one, and in 
doing so unhesitatingly pressed into my service the best points 
I could find in any existing reels, well-known or otherwise. 
The outcome is shown in the reel figured below, in which I 
PENNELL REEL, FIG. &. 
believe it will be seen that the desiderated requirements aie 
combined. . . . But let me, in the first place, acknowledge my 
indebtedness to the other inventors of whose several systems I 
have taken advantage. 
The form of the side plates of my reel, witha rim all in one 
solid piece of metal, is due to General Sir Daniel Lysons, 
G.C.B. This rim not only enables the exterior end of the 
handle to be ‘ guarded,’ or counter-sunk, so as both to protect 
it and prevent the line hitching round it, but at the same time 
makes it practicable to dispense altogether with the second or 
