Brass skeleton: Who made me?

[Richard Lodge]

I know this is a pretty inexpensive raised pillar skeleton but I have yet to figure out who made it and where. It's cheap brass, so possibly made in Pakistan or India? Does anyone recognize the hawk/eagle image? It has an unusual knurled screw on the front holding the spool in place. Poids plume translated loosely to featherweight. I think the knob is a replacement. It's pretty loose and doesn't seem like a "professional" job. Thanks for your insights, ladies and germs.

[john elder]

I’d ask Lodge… ge wrote a book about these!

[Midway Tommy D]

Geez, the holes ain't even round!

[Jason]

Maybe try http://www.collectionpeche.com/index.htm

[Ron Mc]

Short collection, though - he has two manual fly reels in the collection, one French-made and the other a Heaton that even used Heaton's graphics in the French ad copy.

Back to the reel, in addition to the other manufacturing "QC" limitations noted above, whoever punched the lettering hit the frame really hard.

[RonG]

Interesting reel Richard.

[Dustnstuff]

The reel is French made by St.Amand Montround 1899-1960
Dustnstuff

[Richard Lodge]

Ummmm.... And your source is... ?

[Richard Lodge]

I’d ask Lodge… ge wrote a book about these!

[Steve]

The reel is French made by St.Amand Montround 1899-1960

"Saint-Amand-Montrond has many assets which seduce both locals and holidaymakers." (According to French-Property.com) The two most seductive assets are the downtown bordello and the DIY reelmaking shop opened by the Disney company in 2007.

[Dustnstuff]

Richard, I may not be of any help on the source. I keep a folder of reel logos yet to be identified.
In my travels through the inter-net I copy any reel logos and research till I stumble across the maker. Sometimes it's the person who lists the reel, sometimes it a book on reels,( and yes, I have your book) and sometimes it's someone from ORCA who has seen my post. I must have 50 or so unknown reel logos. The tough ones are the small (British) bike shops
the used Heaton to make and put their own logo on the reel. If I got it wrong, I hope someone will post the correct
name so I can update my files, Thanks all,
Dustnstuff

[Eric J]

It’s a Feather Weight alright. Or is it a Weight Feather?

[Jason]

I think that attribution came from an ebay description.

viewtopic.php?p=77667&hilit=osprey#p77667

[Richard Lodge]

Thanks, Dustnstuff. I'm enjoying the theories and quips on this one, although Mr. Vernon's Disney-sponsored DIY reelmaking shop is far fetched. If Disney was behind this reel it would have Mona or Tinker Bell as the logo, a clear identifier.

[Steve]

As Jason detected, the logo is the same as the logo on the reel Todd picked up 7 years ago. My guess is that the proud owner of Richard's reel punched out the holes in the spool flanges himself, probably within the confines of the DIsneY shop. He probably felt that the poids wasn't as plume as he wanted.

[Dustnstuff]

Jason,
different logos

[Steve]

Similar logos:

[Dustnstuff]

you'r right. My bad.
Dustnstuff