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WHO MADE MY REEL? - INNARDS ADDED! |
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Posts: 186 11/08/2007 14:15 |
I saw this reel on eBay recently and felt it had that certain je ne sais quoi...knowhuttamean? It measures 3.25"
and is fairly heavy for its size. It is extremely solidly built and is in wonderful shape. My photo of its interior did not upload so I'll try again a bit
later. If anyone can help me with an ID I'd be very appreciative.
 
Here's the back. 
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DBCremeansRodCo |
my reel | #1 | ||
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Posts: 56 11/08/2007 20:55 |
That has to be one of the most interesting reels that I have seen on Ebay in a long time.I am so glad it found a good home.I have never seen one quite like it before.It looks to have been well made,very robust.I had serious interest in your reel during the bidding.Thanks again for the artwork it is in the flyfishing clubhouse.Don |
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Posts: 825 11/08/2007 21:22 Moderator |
Yea for the clubhouse, where I have passed many a happy hour. Neat reel Michael, looks like a RochesterPfluegerJVH to me. Do you think it is contemporary or
vintage?
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DBCremeansRodCo |
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Posts: 57 11/08/2007 21:44 |
yes Paul you have experienced the clubhouse ,and it is time for Michael to bring his box of goodies.By the way where in the he-- have you been? I think Michael
has a real keeper These unknowns have an attraction of their own!
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Posts: 36 11/08/2007 21:48 |
the counter-balance looks like it has a groove to wrap the tippet in. If that's the case, and there is an o-ring in there, it's probably more
contemporary.
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Posts: 826 11/08/2007 22:15 Moderator |
Don, I left you a message today. That's a very cool unknown regardless of the origin, almost as cool as the one in your little picture there! I'll be
seeing you soon, kick Pinky out of my chair.
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DBCremeansRodCo |
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Posts: 58 11/08/2007 22:40 |
Paul you are going to have to take it up with PINKY,but on the other hand I believe Michael's reel was made by a talented machinest who understood the fine
art of reelmaking and took it to another level and should bring it to the CLUBHOUSE! Don
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Posts: 187 11/09/2007 13:41 |
Hello good fellows! I'm visiting the fair LeAnne so don't have access to my camera. Don, we really do have similar tastes in reels! When I get home
I'll get an innards shot and I think you'll both agree that the reel is probably from the 30s or 40s. The check is rather like that on an Ocean City.
Paul, I think that is just a massive counter-balance and not a leader-keeper. Anyway...stand by for an innards shot. And, yes! In addition to JVH, Rochester
and Who?...I think maybe Hardy as well. Observe the Bartonesque handle! Slightly reverse tapered. I find it hard tgo believe that anyone doingsuch fine work
would not leave a trademark of any sort. Cheers.
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Posts: 1245 11/09/2007 19:07 |
Just a guess, but the reel looks like a prototype, for what or whom, I don't have a clue! Would most likely explain the absence of any markings. Relatively
contemporary I would imagine.
Really cool reel in any respect! Enjoyed seeing the pictures. Bob |
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Posts: 4523 11/09/2007 19:22 Bulldog1935 |
I have to agree that this was a machinist's pet project.
Beautiful reel and great workmanship. |
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Posts: 338 11/09/2007 19:26 |
I agree with bulldog1935 ...its a one-of-a-kind, machined by an angler for his own use.
Dean. |
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Posts: 1371 11/09/2007 19:30 Moderator |
Michael - That is a BEAUTY ! Whoever made it, got it right with the aesthetics.....simple elegance......the foot styled after VomHofe, spool similar to an early Rochester, and great
attention to detail with the reverse tapered handle.....a VERY tasty reel.
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floodtide |
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Posts: 154 11/09/2007 20:06 |
Hi, I think most of what can be said has already been stated in the responses so far - except perhaps what most of the contributors know but haven't
mentioned which is that over the years many of these types of reel have shown up in all shapes and sizes. I agree that the maker is probably an angler and so
knows what he wanted, and also that he is probably a machinist working in (usually) a large engineering company where all the necessary means of production are
available to him including the alloy from which the reel is made.I have seen these sorts of reel described as anything from 'apprentice pieces' to made
in 'Rolls Royce' etc.Nonetheless for that it is a pretty reel of simple and and effective design - presumably capable of use by either hand. What would
determine this point would be whether the drum screw has a left hand or right hand thread. Left handed taps were always more difficult to find than right
handed taps, the male thread on the screw would not of course be a problem.
Just as an observation, many similar reels are still being produced in back garden sheds - most of them bearing a remarkable likeness to certain Hardy reels namely 'Perfects' and St. Georges. The one pictured of course is a 'stand alone reel' and all the more desirable for that. Floodtide. |
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Posts: 191 11/09/2007 20:58 |
Thanks guys,
It really is a gem...I think it will go nicely on my W&M Granger Favorite - 8.5' 6 wt. What do you think about the check work? Does it tell you anything about its age? Another neat thing, the reel foot is recessed a bit so when it is laying on a flat surface, the reel is actually resting on the frame. The only other reel I own with that feature is a pre-1900 British reel (brass and ebonite winding plate, nickel silver rims and a horn handle). |
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Posts: 5045 11/10/2007 10:21 the Canefather |
too bad they never brought it into production, you're fortunate to have found it.
banjo
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Posts: 94 11/10/2007 11:18 |
In my opinion, the reel was definitely not made by Rochester, Pflueger, JVH, or Hardy. The closest I have seen to this reel are reels made by Robert Haskell
of Maine, who if he is still alive would be in his 90's. However, it is most probable, as Bulldog and Dean have stated, that the reel was made by a very
competent machinist and may be one of a very few or one of a kind.
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Posts: 192 11/10/2007 12:43 |
Ray, I just looked up Robert Haskell on "the Google" and found a Maine senator who died in 1987, had an engineering degree from U. of Maine and was
nicknamed "slide rule Bob"! Could this be the gentleman in question? He was also governor or Maine for 5 days!
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floodtide |
who made my reel ? | #17 | ||
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Posts: 155 11/10/2007 15:39 |
Afghan hello again, I did request to know if the drum locking screw had a left hand thread as I'm sure there are many contributors who can extrapolate from
this piece of knowledge to perhaps shed more light on the maker.
Floodtide. |
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afgantrout |
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Posts: 193 11/10/2007 18:59 |
Floodtide, No, it's a right-hand threaded screw and one has to turn it for days for it to come up tight. I get a feeling that this reel was made no later
than the fifties...just based on oxidation to the aluminum, NS and brass, and it is the tightest built-up reel
I've ever handled. You cannot see daylight between the spool and the frame! Oh, yes...the click is just a teeny bit stronger on the pay-out in RH
position.
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Posts: 849 11/11/2007 04:57 MO/ARK Trout Bum |
I wish my uncle had made those :-(
(( my uncle never even fished )) Nice pull ! Quite the interesting piece. However all these unusual reels are found is beyond me. Brian
" Just once, I wish a trout would wink at me. "
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Posts: 616 11/11/2007 05:34 |
The back of the reel looks kinda familiar.............the handle is really beautiful................does anyone recognize the handle from some other
reel..............? how likely is it for a machinist to also make his own handle.................just wonderin..............!
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