Hola, Does anyone have a reel marked Medley Reel Co.?

[RonG]

I'm Looking for information. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

[Mike N]

Ron: I realize you already have a bunch of info on Granville Medley on your website (http://luresnreels.com/medley.html) but here is what I found:

Here is the link to the 1886 Medley reel patent out of Kentucky.

https://www.google.com/patents/US346490

Also, from the Hopkinsville Kentuckian, December 23, 1905 (digitized)

" I purchased the entire lot of Medley Reels from Mr fCtMvLathaiis executor and intended to niahufac ture them but did not succeed in perfecting arrange ments for that purpose Now wishing to give all of my friends an opportunity to buy these famous reela for lesstlfan cdstof manufacturing Same I will sell them for the sum of t 1 I > S250Eact1 A 1 > V > j These Reels have been sold as high as 2500 Can refer you to such noted fishermen as Hunter Wood ii JrW k GlassT Tate sportsmen Noticing and many other l to make a ChiistJas present >"

Link: http://kdl.kyvl.org/catalog/xt7vhh6c3w6f_3/text

[Mike N]

[reelsmith.]

Contact Jim Brown. He has one.

Dean.

[RonG]

Thanks Mike and Dean.