4 Brothers Rubber City reels.....

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4 Brothers Rubber City reels.....

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I have two 4 Brothers Rubber City bait casting reels. They are marked 60 and 80 yards. Bob Miller has informed me that these were never listed in catalogs so I was wondering if anyone may know if there were others...
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I have a Capitol, Regal, Elinor, and Sentrie
here's a beautiful 350yd 4 Bros Rubber City nickel silver reel tearing up ebay right now
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and I always like to show off my Capitol. last time I did this, Paul (mortepa) showed a nice Rubber City like yours, also.

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Hey Ron...I collect Pflueger and 4 Bros...I have the Capitol 60, Elinor 60, Atlas 40 thru 100, the Seminole 40-80 and quite a few more...I am wondering if the Rubber City casting reels were made in any other sizes..That is what makes this so much fun, trying to figure things out..Jerry
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you really need to trade notes with mortepa. His collection is excellent. I'm starting to limit my bait reels to 4 bros, and I'm looking for Medina and Rubber City.
the Regal, BTW is an exceptional design, and this has become my choice for fishing (but I need to photograph it). The way this reel is made, the face-plate oil cap lets you oil the spindle bushing directly.
Anyway, here's the rod:
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here's your reels, if you paste the link, highlight it and click on Img above the text box, it shows the photo:
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Here's the Atlas reels...

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I forgot to highlight it again...What a dummy...Thanks
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and I almost forgot, I'm waiting on this 200 yd Beacon to arrive:
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Let's see if this works...

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not my photo, but I have this little 60-yd. Peerless, a Pflueger merchant reel.
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This one has the matte finish. The same Portage reel was the Cascade, available in bright or matte finish. Nice little reels.
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this morning's coffee and camera
Elinor 60 yd
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Regal 60 yd
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Good morning Ron...

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Hi Jerry!

I'll have to speak to Bob about this, but the Rubber City was pictured in the 1925 Thos. E. Wilson catalog. I had not realized it wasn't pictured in any Pflueger catalogs...

By the way, anyone have an extra sideplate screw for a 4 Brother Elinor?

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Re: 4 Brothers Rubber City reels.....

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I hope someone can give me a little advice on this reel I have. I currently work at an auction house where we have acquired a very very large collection of vintage reels. I am having trouble researching some of them for value. I am trying to find a value on this 4 Brothers 4 60 yard Capitol reel. The owner originally thought it was unmarked but I found the faded stamp on the side, this thread seems to have some 4 Bros reels enthusiasts in it so I'm hoping you guys can help me out. This reel will be going up for auction.
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Re: 4 Brothers Rubber City reels.....

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Not a rare reel by any stretch and condition would determine the value.
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