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 searun |
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Posts: 149 05/14/2009 00:31 |
I have come across a Hardy 3 screw 3-3/4" St. George. Does anyone have any information on who or what, the "Z" refers to on the inside of the
cage? In my limited research I've not found a maker stamp "Z". The spool is marked with a # "14" as on the cage, but lacks the Z
stamping. I'm hoping some of you Hardy experts can educate me. Thanks. Greg
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Posts: 429 05/14/2009 09:16 |
Hi Greg, I can't help you with the name of the maker of your reel. Hardy maker's list is not complete and, from what I read, Hardy went through alot
more makers than their list provides, you may never know for certain. As with the spool not having a makers stamp, the St. George always has the makers stamp
on the inside frame only, from all the stamped reels I have seen, and the corresponding # on all parts, this is the way it was done for your style of reel.
Nice reel and beauty of an agate. Regards, Gary
Last Edited By: MFRS 05/14/2009 09:22.
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fishnbanjo |
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Posts: 5980 05/14/2009 11:14 the Canefather |
Beautiful St George, I can't help you with who the maker was but in Hardy Brothers book by Drewitt it shows a 2 handle St George marked inside with 22 S so
I imagine this was the procedure used, enjoy it.
banjo
Fly fishing is my Quisisana (the name is Italian for "place where one heals one's self.") "...... SLG Visit my website about Bamboo rods... Fishnbanjo's Place |
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Posts: 134 05/14/2009 13:33 |
Greg
A wild guess could also be later repair initials - I have seen Hardy reels with the usual reelmaker mark - but with additional marking (smaller letters/numbers), which I guessed as refering to a later repair or modification? Heinz 
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Posts: 7238 05/14/2009 14:00 Bulldog1935 |
marks in my 1917 St. George
the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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Bugboy9 |
Z on my George | #5 | ||
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Posts: 28 05/14/2009 15:04 |
Heres my "Z" This is stamped on a 3 inch 3 screw St. George. Good question Greg, thanks for bringing it up. Matt
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quashnet |
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Posts: 2583 05/14/2009 15:24 Moderatus Muscae |
I have seen the "Z" stamp before too. I have a St. George reel in which the large letter stamp (in this case, an "F") is stamped on both
the spool and the interior of the cage, but this seems to be rarer than the letter or letters appearing solely on the cage.
Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over
455 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all
who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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spruce grouse |
Not just for St. Georges | #7 | ||
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Posts: 1335 05/14/2009 15:34 |
I have a late 40s or so Perfect stamped "167 Z".
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searun |
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Posts: 150 05/18/2009 15:24 |
Thank you all for your feedback. It's somehow comforting to know that there are a few other reels out there with the Z stamping. Perhaps someday we'll
be able to learn who Mr. "Z" was, or if the stamp is code for something other than some maker's initial. Greg
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Shoeless Joe |
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Posts: 986 05/18/2009 23:29 |
As opposed to representing a specific reel-maker, the letters 'Y' or 'Z' impressed into a Hardy frame can signify that a reel was a
post-war, transitional example comprised from preexisting, pre-war and/or wartime components.
"Don't surround yourself with yourself, move on back two squares" ~ I've Seen All Good People ... by, YES |
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