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Gotta laugh at myself...what a moron! Just picked this basket-case up for $21. The odds on an ROI would have been better, if I just tossed the $21 off the top of the Space Needle. I'll post the "afters" once it arrives depending whether the jack-hammer and Aluminum colored Rust-o-leum, works well.
(I'm pushin' the envelope Dean!)
(I'm pushin' the envelope Dean!)
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Nothing better for a crusty ol' reel than a good...Hydro (cloric acid) bath. I'm thinkin' Ray's got the right idea! BUT...if I cast it and make a mold first, I can also use Steve's idea...make a plaster/plastic reproduction and paint it!
There's only two possibilities. 1) It's either going to come out fine, because it's German Silver. Or...2) it's gonna end up being a shiny BRASS non-conventional conversation piece.
I'm bettin' on the German Silver...like John is.
There's only two possibilities. 1) It's either going to come out fine, because it's German Silver. Or...2) it's gonna end up being a shiny BRASS non-conventional conversation piece.
I'm bettin' on the German Silver...like John is.
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Rick,
What a downer. I was hoping to be wrong.Thankfully you did not pay $210.00 . Some reels were chrome plate over german silver as i found with a very early 30's Penn Senator spool (to my surprise) . It can be left as is to highlight your better reels or if you get stuck into it , shiny brass instead of silver.
Ray
What a downer. I was hoping to be wrong.Thankfully you did not pay $210.00 . Some reels were chrome plate over german silver as i found with a very early 30's Penn Senator spool (to my surprise) . It can be left as is to highlight your better reels or if you get stuck into it , shiny brass instead of silver.
Ray
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AH HA! A paper-weight AND a Tree Topper! I KNEW this one was a good investment...
No idea Ray, on the maker. She's marked only "Atlantic" "Surf Casting" with a 200 on the foot. She'll now pass as a "shiney object" on the shelf and has a potential use as a back-up reel since she's fully functional and really quite smooth. I'll take 'er for $21.
No idea Ray, on the maker. She's marked only "Atlantic" "Surf Casting" with a 200 on the foot. She'll now pass as a "shiney object" on the shelf and has a potential use as a back-up reel since she's fully functional and really quite smooth. I'll take 'er for $21.
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Here's your reel, Rick, from a 1917 Wilson catalog:
they sold several brands of reels, from Meek to South Bend to Meisselbach to Rochester. Most of these were announced as such. This reel, along with others on this page, were not...I'm going to take a wild guess and say the reel was made by Montague.
they sold several brands of reels, from Meek to South Bend to Meisselbach to Rochester. Most of these were announced as such. This reel, along with others on this page, were not...I'm going to take a wild guess and say the reel was made by Montague.
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Careful guys...This one had to be taken down to original brass. The nickel plating was so far gone, there was nothing else to do. I bought it HOPING that it might be German Silver. In that case, would have cleaned up nicely! But it wasn't so. The reel in the pics is of zero collector value. It's only good as a User and/or a Shiny Ornament. Don't ruin a good collector reel...because of what I did here.
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Good point. That said, it should also be pointed out that there is nothing wrong with a user reel/ornament. That, too, is part of the collecting game.Rick H (AutoFly) wrote:The reel in the pics is of zero collector value. It's only good as a User and/or a Shiny Ornament. Don't ruin a good collector reel...because of what I did here.
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Know before you dive in, but once that is settled, dont be timid.