This is the Shakespeare Style B I picked up from the Bay a few weeks ago for $75. I thought it would be a good parts reel for that price.
I’ve cleaned it up, and think it had some sort of smoke damage. Some wooden boat rash and a little brass showing on the high spots, but now it spins like a whirling dervish. Too good to part out. All parts are original and correct except the handle was replaced at some point many years ago (it should have a single white grip for the serial number) so if anyone has one they’d like to trade please let me know!
Yes John, the correct one would be the dog-legged counterbalanced crank with the bulbous looking white knob. Like this:
If you’ve got one to sell I’d pay you what you need for it plus shipping. Then I wouldn’t feel like I had to hide it in a drawer
Ha! Well, i guess my style B is wrong as well because it has that same double grasp handle as yours! … offered as option? In any event, i have this one… does not have that screwed CB like you show but shape looks right:
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