Early Reel Identification Help Needed

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RonG
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Early Reel Identification Help Needed

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Anyone recognize the middle brass reel? The reels on either side are marked Conroy reels. At first glance they look similar. On closer examination you can see the differences. The brass reel is stamped 300 on the bottom of the foot. Th Conroy reels are not marked on the foot. Also, both Conroy reels have drags and the brass one doesn't.

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That's a beautiful bearing that I've never seen. Does it have a keyed headcap like in this picture? I have no idea who made it but that's a feature I've been noticing in a lot of high quality mystery reels.

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This reel does not have the key feature like yours. It has a simple line stamped into the metal. Also, I haven't seen the pin and slot keying feature before.
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This one is NS, but....

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