Wilkinson 

From: Favorite Flies (1892) Mary Orvis Marbury
Tied by Paul Rossman
A representation of how American-tied salmon flies looked in the 1890s

    
Tag:       Fine oval silver tinsel and yellow floss
Tail:       Golden pheasant crest and Indian crow
Butt:       Red wool
Body:      Flat silver tinsel
Rib:        Fine oval silver tinsel
Throat:    Blue followed by red hackle
Wing:      Golden pheasant tippets, back to back; partially 
              veiled by married strips of red swan, golden 
               pheasant tail, and speckled bustard
Cheek:     Blue chatterer
Topping:  Golden pheasant crest
Head:       Black wool

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