George Hancock reel?

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George Hancock reel?

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Does this ring a bell with anyone? I suspect Mr. Vernon or someone has written about this company at some point but this is the first I've come across it. Thanks for any info you have (and a photo of the reel, if you have one).
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Mr. Vernon or someone has written about this company at some point
True dat, first in 1985.

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... and second? Did you write an article? I work best when given clues or allowed to follow a trail of bread crumbs.
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I hope the crumby email helped.

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Yes, thanks, Steve. Does anyone have any idea whether one of these reels actually exists? I assume because the demand was .... (cough, cough... ummm... ) less than he might have hoped, there were few produced and sold. Just curious to see a photo of the real reel thing.
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I think George borrowed the idea for the reel from his Grandfather, John Hancock. It looks to be the same reel to me :roll:

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Baaah I’ve seen enough…now that’s funny
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