Pflueger Stirling
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Ron Mc
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Pflueger Stirling
A friend asked me about a rubber sideplate multiplier he has - he's working on getting me a photo. It's a Pflueger, marked Stirling on a footplate, with a british pound symbol. He'd like information on the age and value. If he gets me the photo, I'll post it here.
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deepdiverned1
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Pflueger Sterling
To the best of my knowledge, which ain't great, Sterling (Tryon?) was a seller of trade reels made by a variety of manufacturers, including Pflueger. I've had a 150-yd HR and NPB Sterling, marked as described, with Pflueger reel-foot and end-caps; I've also had, and sold, a Pflueger-marked duplicate (picture attached). I'm beginning to think I got too low a price, since I've seen several similar Sterlings, several similar unmarked, but no other marked Pflueger. Oh, well...
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Phantom Fisher
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Sterling
According to an article Doc Herr wrote a few years back, Sterling was a trade name used by Hendryx.
Ron:
The British pound symbol creates a lot of doubt in my mind that the reel is Pflueger. I suppose it could be a pflueger trade reel but this reel reminds me of a pearl of wisdom passed along to me by a gentlemen that is likely the foremost expert on lures and lure values in the U.S.
I once showed him a solid red Creek Chub 7000 that I was considering purchasing and asked him if he thought it was authentic. His reply was" Yes. I know its authentic. And it would be a nice lure to hold in your collection if that's what you want it for. But when it comes time to sell it to someone else, if you have to "convince someone" that's it's authentic, you're going to have a hard time moving it."
Trying to sell a reel like the one you describe here to a pflueger collector would likely fall into that category.
The British pound symbol creates a lot of doubt in my mind that the reel is Pflueger. I suppose it could be a pflueger trade reel but this reel reminds me of a pearl of wisdom passed along to me by a gentlemen that is likely the foremost expert on lures and lure values in the U.S.
I once showed him a solid red Creek Chub 7000 that I was considering purchasing and asked him if he thought it was authentic. His reply was" Yes. I know its authentic. And it would be a nice lure to hold in your collection if that's what you want it for. But when it comes time to sell it to someone else, if you have to "convince someone" that's it's authentic, you're going to have a hard time moving it."
Trying to sell a reel like the one you describe here to a pflueger collector would likely fall into that category.
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deepdiverned1
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St(e)(i)rling reel
Now I'm thoroughly confused. The only reels I know of with the British pound sterling symbol are a) American and b) sold under the "Sterling" (not Stirling) name. None of them are flyreels, and couldn't possibly have a foot like the Medalist.
I do know of a Sterling flyreel, made in the 50's by a small company in NW Connecticut, mid-quality, no pound sign, and fairly scarce.
Again, I'm pretty convinced that Sterling sold OPRs (Other People's Reels), including a few that used the Enterprise Mfg foot and end-caps, and at least one model that also appears with a Pflueger imprint and no Sterling mark. Could it be that somebody like Montague was supplying both Sterling and Pflueger? We're talking 1920s here, and I don't know if Pflueger farmed out some of its production.
I do know of a Sterling flyreel, made in the 50's by a small company in NW Connecticut, mid-quality, no pound sign, and fairly scarce.
Again, I'm pretty convinced that Sterling sold OPRs (Other People's Reels), including a few that used the Enterprise Mfg foot and end-caps, and at least one model that also appears with a Pflueger imprint and no Sterling mark. Could it be that somebody like Montague was supplying both Sterling and Pflueger? We're talking 1920s here, and I don't know if Pflueger farmed out some of its production.