A couple nice reels from a friend

[john elder]

Bud Chaddock was kind enough to pass these two reels on to me (thanks, Bud!). They were both dirty little pigs to start, but cleaned up pretty nice. I think with a couple more sitcoms, I could do better on the Tampa. I'm also missing a bearing cap on the Yankee (posted on the wants board), so if anyone has a spare, pls let me know what you need for it! I think these have been ID'd before as made by Montegue, so perhaps the caps might cross with another reel? I've also got a Gulf reel of similar ilk that is missing a bearing cap, if that is lying in someone's drawer! Note: I just checked and the bearing cap off the Tampa works nicely on the Yankee, so I can likely get by with a generic Montegue cap.

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