Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
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Re: Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
Mark:
I recognize the dimple on the tip of the rear journal. It is the same as one on an old brass latch reel I have with an Abbey & Imbrie logo. I thought I recognized the style of brass reel with anti-foul rim and found similar ones in an 1884 A&I catalog that is online here: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hwgbp5? ... =%3Bseq=92, although that doesn't indicate the actual maker and the shape of the grasp tip is little different. [My stop latch reel is illustrated on the very next page in the same catalog.]
Paul M
I recognize the dimple on the tip of the rear journal. It is the same as one on an old brass latch reel I have with an Abbey & Imbrie logo. I thought I recognized the style of brass reel with anti-foul rim and found similar ones in an 1884 A&I catalog that is online here: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hwgbp5? ... =%3Bseq=92, although that doesn't indicate the actual maker and the shape of the grasp tip is little different. [My stop latch reel is illustrated on the very next page in the same catalog.]
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Re: Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
Thank you, Paul. That's a starting point.
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Re: Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
Any thoughts as to maker? Who were some of the main suppliers to A & I during the 1880's, 1890's?
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Re: Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
JVH was supplying A&I after the turn of the century and that knob looks JVHish.
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Re: Need ID On Tiny Brass Reel
Mary Kelly's book, The Origins of American Angling, discusses the various Conroy companies as major tackle wholesalers during that period as well as affiliates under various company names involving Malleson and/or Bissett. JVH is mentioned as a possible subcontractor.
A&I was the successor to Andrew Clerk, John Warrin (and Thomas Bate?) but your reel isn't marked A&I so it could be any of these makers plus the possibility of being an import from England.
Paul M
A&I was the successor to Andrew Clerk, John Warrin (and Thomas Bate?) but your reel isn't marked A&I so it could be any of these makers plus the possibility of being an import from England.
Paul M