Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
Picked up this neat old brass reel at the Medina, MN show. F.L. Marvin or F.C. Marvin - 1862 engraved on the back plate, about 1 13/16" in diameter. The knurled lever on the back plate is a brake (did not see it in a quick scan through Professor Vernon's book). The turned top post is downright sexy. Any ideas on maker?
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
Hey Bill,
That's a great reel. I don't know who made it, but I like it.
P.S. Please don't refer to reel parts as sexy. I like to use the phrase "Wow, that's cool as _____!"
That's a great reel. I don't know who made it, but I like it.
P.S. Please don't refer to reel parts as sexy. I like to use the phrase "Wow, that's cool as _____!"
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
Bill, that's what's known in the trade as a humdinger! That sexy pillar spins, right? To prevent grooving by the line? Kind of a reel version of pole dancing? Are we going to see the reel guts? Any chance the grasp was replaced...or is replaceable? That screw looks suspicious.
You wouldn't expect to see a brake like that in the book because:
1. The brake wasn't patented, or
2. The brake was patented before 1836, or
3. The reel wasn't made in the U.S., or
4. The author never saw anything like it
You wouldn't expect to see a brake like that in the book because:
1. The brake wasn't patented, or
2. The brake was patented before 1836, or
3. The reel wasn't made in the U.S., or
4. The author never saw anything like it
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
What a great find! The engraving and pillar knurling just add such a touch of class. Always a treat to find an unexpected reel at a small tackle show. I guess it is “still out there.” Congrats, Bill.
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
1. The sexy pillar does not spin, it is stationary.That sexy pillar spins, right? To prevent grooving by the line? Kind of a reel version of pole dancing? Are we going to see the reel guts? Any chance the grasp was replaced...or is replaceable? That screw looks suspicious
2. I will disassemble the reel and show the innards when I get a chance.
3. I think the handle may be a replacement. One other collector thinks it may have started its life as a ball handle reel.
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Medina is no small show. Approximately 200 tables and nearly 1,000 attendees came through the door for a one-day, 5-hour show. It's a sporting collectibles show that is lure-heavy, with good representation from the decoy and advertising worlds. Reel selection was limited. It was the best kind of chaos.Always a treat to find an unexpected reel at a small tackle show. I guess it is “still out there.”]
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
So true, Bill. It has to be one of the bigger shows in the upper midwest. I've often wondered why they don't just go ahead and make it a weekend event.Bill Muth wrote: ↑Fri Apr 08, 2022 12:00 pmMedina is no small show. Approximately 200 tables and nearly 1,000 attendees came through the door for a one-day, 5-hour show. It's a sporting collectibles show that is lure-heavy, with good representation from the decoy and advertising worlds. Reel selection was limited. It was the best kind of chaos.Always a treat to find an unexpected reel at a small tackle show. I guess it is “still out there.”]
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Cool reel ...the engraving sends it over the top !
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
WOW! What a neat little reel. Love the inscription and date. Great find Bill!! Thanks for sharing.
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Congratulations on a great find Bill. Thanks for sharing, its always great to see other peoples field finds.
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Re: Medina Show Reel Find - 1862!
Great score, Bill! I’m anxious to see a gut shot. Looks really UK to me… many in Turner’s book come close but none identical, even ignoring that fancy pillar. I was wondering if the pillars are threaded on both ends with left hand threads on one end and right hand on the other. If so, might that be indicative of Euro origin?
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