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 stickleyboy |
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Posts: 27 03/18/2009 23:18 |
Below is a 3 1/8" Hardy perfect. A TU buddy of mine just picked this up and wants to know any details ya'll can provide about history, value, etc..
It has a brass ribbed and dovetailed foot. My friend is especially interested in whether the anodized finish has been removed from the face plate and if so
whether he should/could have it restored. thanks, Jim
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Posts: 139 03/19/2009 17:28 |
Jim,
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Posts: 181 03/20/2009 07:17 |
It looks to me as if the pawl on the reel in the top photo doesn't have the tooth engaging the spool.
I've heard that Hardy in Canada can re-paint the enamel-finish reels. Not sure of the expense, though.
"I can't not believe in a creator. The birds sing too beautifully and the trout are too speckled." John Martyn 1948-2009
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Posts: 102 03/20/2009 11:13 |
It looks to me like this reel had a leaded finish, not enamel. It is common for this finish to wear off on the winding plate but still be present on the frame.
A shot of the spool may confirm this. If it is a leaded finish, the reel can be dated in the 1945-1950 range. I would not attempt to repaint or refinish this
reel. Value is anybody's guess these days.
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Posts: 316 03/20/2009 15:16 |
I can't remember if the straight line logo was done with the leaded finish but if this reel was mine I would investigate further.
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Posts: 103 03/20/2009 15:35 |
I believe he straight line logo started when production resumed after WWII and the leaded finish was used until around 1950, when they started painting the
reels. I have a few reels with these characteristics that are marked with a Z, and have been told the Z mark was applied to reels that were in process when the
factory stopped for the war and completed when production resumed after the war.
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Posts: 711 03/20/2009 17:08 |
As dblspey said....!! Leaded and straight logo can be correct.
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Posts: 1918 03/20/2009 20:15 Orvis Database Founder |
I've also seen the straight/scroll logo with a leaded finish. It's an attractive reel as is--I wouldn't mess with it.
Last Edited By: Greg Reynolds 03/20/2009 20:26.
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