Whiting & Hendricks? Need I.D. please.

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Whiting & Hendricks? Need I.D. please.

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I was told these are Whiting & Hendricks. Can anyone please confirm that. Also I have never seen one this early raised pillar with the perforated spool similar to Langley. Any help appreciated.

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Ed,
They are Star Reel Works reels. Hendrick ended up there after Whiting & Hendrick dissolved. The perforated spool was a feature patented by Charles Loomis, a machinist who worked in the neighborhood.

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Thanks Steve - AGAIN - you are the man!
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