mystery---again

[m3040c]

I have some pictures of a reel that I cannot identify. There are no brand markings on the reel. It reminds me of the old Ocean City "E Z 2 Part" model of the 1920's, but the head plate features are throwing me off. Can someone identify this reel?

[Paul Roberts]

Beautiful reel! Perhaps an OC and Meisselbach were boxed together for a time?

[Steve]

Probably just some year-to-year variation, and they ran out of room for the huge marking on the head plate.

[john elder]

Mike, if you have the reel, show us a gut shot of the inner face plate, please.

John

[m3040c]

The reel is not mine, but I did ask the owner for some pics of the internals. Appreciate the responses.

[m3040c]

Have a feeling that the year-to-year variation may be the answer here. This is a very weird bridge assembly. I missed it when I first looked at it. It is a very strange mod. I have never seen one like this before. sort of reminds me of a Kopf Clutch assembly.

[john elder]

My opinion is that this is an aftermarket modification by someone, not a factory variation. Its an innovative bit of craftsmanship that separates the main and spindle gears to put it into free spool when the face plate lever is thrown. This is much like Meisselbach did and i would guess that room has been added to the shaft tunnel to allow sidewise movement when lever us thrown.

[leland99]

I once had both the free spool version and the non-free spool version of this reel, both were unmarked. I felt comfortable they were both Ocean City based on the ORCA Research Pages on Ocean City Reels, specifically the description of the E Z 2 Part reels which noted unmarked versions existed, likely as trade reels. I never looked inside of either one so cannot comment on your internal photo.

[wrong99]

I have some pictures of a reel that I cannot identify. There are no brand markings on the reel. It reminds me of the old Ocean City "E Z 2 Part" model of the 1920's, but the head plate features are throwing me off. Can someone identify this reel?

You answered your own question. It's the Ocean City "E-Z-2-Part" model.

[john elder]

I based my comments above mainly based on the uninspired excavation in the side plate to accommodate the free spool mechanism. It has that “ quick and dirty” look not normally associated with a factory job intended for production. Just seems to slap-dash to me.

[m3040c]

Well, I appreciate all the comments and thoughts. I feel everyone is correct. The body is an E Z 2 Part. The internals of the moving bridge do not look like a professional creation. This is the first variation I have seen of this reel. Wonder if any others will show up?

Thank you all for your input. It is greatly appreciated.