Bronson/Coxe #10-2

[wrong99]

Does anyone know the difference between the regular #10-C and the #10-2 Bronson/Coxe casting reels? When the #10-2 might have been produced? Not listed in any Bronson/Coxe catalog. I emailed Bill Sonnett, but he's currently out of town. Thanks in advance.
Mark

[Willis Logan]

It appears that the 10-c----stands for 10- Coxe. The 10-2 probably refers to a modification which would be a latter version. Bill Sonnett will get on here and straighten it out.

FUn Hobby

[wrong99]

The only difference I can find in the Coxe #10-2 is that they came equipped with a balsawood arbor. Does anyone know if there are any internal designs that are different from the standard #10-C ? Still have no idea when they were produced. I'm finally tackling the Coxe casting reel section of the Bronson website (except for the #25 varieties) and could use some accurate info. Anyone? Thanks.
Mark

*Note, the "C" was the model designation for the "new" cross-bolt takedown design that was used starting in 1940.

[Willis Logan]

In the Bronson 1952 Catalog. " J.A. Coxe 10-C---A medium priced-high-quality addition to the famous Coxe family of custom-built reels, the J.A. Coxe 10 C is designed with the new one-piece aluminum spool.

Construction of high grade brass, beautifully chrome plated, it incorporates Coxe -cross-bolt construction".

No mention of 10 C Coxe or any other 10 Model in the 1953 Catalog.

Have a list of RETAIL PRICES----Effective August 1, 1952.
10 C Bait Casting Reel-----------------Unavailable
BRONSON REEL COMPANY,BRONSON, MICHIGAN

[wrong99]

There was only one No.10-C, selling from 1940 to 1951 (the No.10 was only available in 1939). It's the No.10-2 that I need info for. Thanks.
Mark

[Wayne B.]

Hi Mark!

I just pulled my 10, 10-2, and 10-C off the shelf and tried to find any difference. I would have to say the 10-2 and 10-C are identical, inside and out, with one exception. The 10-2 has the old style level wind guard and pawl. This is the one that necessitates the pawl be removed in a round cut-out in the center of the guard. Based upon this I would think the 10-2 is an earlier version than the 10-C. My model 10 also has the same guard as the 10-2, but it does have the original external pawl lock on the center-bolt screw. So, I think the "2" version designates the removal of the external pawl lock and added the spring loaded design, probably 1940. All three models have the through-bolt construction, so that is not what the C references. It will be interesting what Bill has to say.

[wrong99]

Thanks, Wayne, that really helps. I'm guessing then that the #10-2 was produced just after the war, much like the #25-2, which was code dated 1946.
Mark

[Wayne B.]

Mark:

I found another 10-2 in my ebay "saved searches" this morning and it discounts what I said in my posting above. The 10-2 on ebay has a large slot for the level wind assembly. So, unfortunately, your question of the difference in the 10-2 and 10-C still looms.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-J-A-Cox ... SwARZXi9xX

[Willis Logan]

Have five 10-2 Coxe reels sitting on my desk in from of me. One has a slotted level wind tube, the other four do not have slots in the level wind tube.

[wrong99]

Actually, this might confirm what Robert had said all along. That, in the year or so after the war, Bronson used whatever was laying around to assemble some of the Coxe reels. So many of the parts were interchangeable and until Bronson re-tooled for peacetime production, you might find pre and post-war components mixed together. I just finished doing a basic clean-up to the Coxe freshwater casting reel section of the Bronson website. I left several things wide-open and unexplained, until Bill Sonnett returns home after the summer, so issues like this with the #10-2 will likely go unanswered until then. Thanks for the help, guys.
Mark