horrocks-Ibbotson Trade reel-"Permamesh"

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horrocks-Ibbotson Trade reel-"Permamesh"

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Thought I'd post the pics of the innards on this reel, which I found pretty interesting and intricate for a low-end trade reel. This one is named "North Sea", although I see in the archives that another presumably similar reel was named "Albacore". The free spool throw-out is a bit different from what is normally seen, as is the Permamesh set-up to engage/disengage the gear from the spool. In this reel, the back side bearing contained an actual ball bearing. Whether this was added later to snug things up or was how the reel came from the factory, I don't know. Perhaps someone can say whether other reels in the series are rigged in similar manner?


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I can't help with the history, but what a cool clutch that is. It actually has some advantages over the later (and still modern) yoke and ramp approach when it is thrown into gear while a fish is running. Does the right side of the coupler ride on a notch and ridge to keep it from rotating on the tubular pinion shaft? The reel probably casts well too. Do you have a photo of the ball bearing in the end cap.
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Re: horrocks-Ibbotson Trade reel-"Permamesh"

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Steve, the coupler is part of the pinion gear, so when free spool lever is thrown, the whole thing retracts, then when thrown the other way, the coupler makes contact with the spool again.

Not much to see re that ball bearing, but here tis:

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Re: horrocks-Ibbotson Trade reel-"Permamesh"

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Hey John heads up about 20 years ago I sold a version of that reel made with clear side plates. It wound up be used and was filled with grease.The collector who got it from me cleaned it up nicely and actually polished out the scratches from use. He's gone about 10 years now and the collection was sold off on eBay so it could be any where. Tight Lines Nick in NY
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Re: horrocks-Ibbotson Trade reel-"Permamesh"

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LOL. John, that's not exactly what I was imagining when you said "ball bearing". A really good idea when you think about it though.
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