Anyone ever seen or have this reel? Please notice the large adjusting knob on the tailplate end. Saltwater from the late 1930s. Thanks for the help.
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Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
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Re: Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
Colby, any other hints to be dropped here? Probable country of origin?? I see time frame around the thirties. Such a big knob on the rear bearing implies it involved a drag mechanism, not just an adjuster of end play!
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Re: Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
Could be anti-backlash as well, like the "A-Square Fluid Hub" as described in TRN Jan 2004 p10. It might appear from that article that the company was around in the 30's, but I think I see these show up more on Penn surf reels from the 40's.john elder wrote:Such a big knob on the rear bearing implies it involved a drag mechanism, not just an adjuster of end play!
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Re: Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
Neat reel design! Sid, from the looks of the patent drawings [ thanks, Colby,!], the intent was to have drag disk apply pressure from both sides of the spool, presumably controlled by the knob on the back plate... the reverse direction from what occurs with many fin-nor reels and others.
Unfortunately, I don’t recall seeing one!
Unfortunately, I don’t recall seeing one!
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Re: Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
Well, yeah, now that we have the patent info that's an easy call. The patent text says that 26, 27 and 28 in the diagrams are "friction disks", so I'm sure you're correct.john elder wrote:Neat reel design! Sid, from the looks of the patent drawings [ thanks, Colby,!], the intent was to have drag disk apply pressure from both sides of the spool, presumably controlled by the knob on the back plate... the reverse direction from what occurs with many fin-nor reels and others.
Unfortunately, I don’t recall seeing one!
Edit: I just realized that those are two pages from two different patents, I only looked at the top one.
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Re: Anyone ever seen or have this reel?
Second patent was an improvement of the first. I have not found any examples of the second reel but did find the photo shown above of the first reel. I was hoping to find an actual example for a better photo.
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