Is this a vintage Reel Bag?

[Don_Wagner]

My first post - This Bag is 6 1/4" x 12", stenciled in large lettering "3-XII". It looks similar to some Reel Bags I have seen on the Internet, especially with the little metal 'acorn' swaged to the end of the drawstring, but this seems much larger than a Reel Bag, so maybe something else.

Any opinions would be welcomed.

[wrong99]

Probably too long to be an original reel bag, but it certainly could be used as one.

[Mike N]

My thought is that it is a bag that would have held 12 oz. of corn mill or flour from an old water powered grist mill. I’ve seen similar ones made of burlap.

The symbol that looks like a “3” is one that was once used for the term “ounces.” And, it’s the proper size. See this link from a medicinal bottle collector site:

https://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/Ty ... nmarks.jpg

The only thing that gives me pause is that the “3”-looking symbol was usually for fluid measurements.



This corn mill/flour bag was a 10 oz. size, but does not use the “3” with Roman numerals.




Mike N

[Don_Wagner]

Well Mike - clearly a good thing I joined the Fishing Reel Forum otherwise would never have figured this out

Thanks much for your input.

[Eric J]

Don’t most vintage reel bags say “Crown Royal” on them?

[Mike N]

Don’t most vintage reel bags say “Crown Royal” on them?

This.

Mike N