My nephew has a reel. It is a free spool A.F. Mesel Bach
> Tackapart 481. Was made in Elyia, Ohio
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> Patient date is march 5-05
> august 9-09
> Would like to know what it is worth? Can you help
if handle is bone what is the value?
if handle is ivory what is the value?
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1. It is A. F. Meisselbach
2. It is a Takapart 481
3. It is Elyria, Ohio
4. Those patent dates were stamped on almost all Meisselbach casting reels from 1905 until the 1930s.
5. The handle is neither bone nor ivory. It is celluloid or plastic.
6. The value depends upon condition. It could range from $10 to $60, or maybe double that if you have an EX reel in an EX box with papers.
2. It is a Takapart 481
3. It is Elyria, Ohio
4. Those patent dates were stamped on almost all Meisselbach casting reels from 1905 until the 1930s.
5. The handle is neither bone nor ivory. It is celluloid or plastic.
6. The value depends upon condition. It could range from $10 to $60, or maybe double that if you have an EX reel in an EX box with papers.