My Best Find in awhile
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My Best Find in awhile
This is a Shapleigh Special solid Brass baitcast reel. I think this 60 yd reel was made by Montague, but you tell me. It has fancy engraving on both the front and back plates. I purchased the reel on E-bay for $135 shipped. When I bid on the reel I thought it was German Silver. When it arrived I was very surprised. I think I did alright at that price.
Collect mostly Ky style reels; Meek, Heddon, Horton, Pflueger Redifor and Worth, etc.
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
What a nice display piece! I would agree likely montague.
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Specializing in saltwater reels...and fly reels...and oh, yeah, kentucky style reels.....and those tiny little RP reels.....oh, heck...i collect fishing reels!...and fly rods....and lures
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
Just gorgeous, I chased that one for a while. I’m glad you got it.
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
Nice find! Just beautiful engraving.
I love Shapleigh Hardware items. Relics of a very cool era in American sporting goods sales.
Mike N.
I love Shapleigh Hardware items. Relics of a very cool era in American sporting goods sales.
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
And for sure that is not gold plating? Unless it was recently polished it seems like brass would be darker?
Re: My Best Find in awhile
Nice find and pretty cool reel. This reel is actually Gold Plated...it has a spun brass frame that is heavily gold plated. A page from the 1918 Shapeleigh catalog prominently shows this reel at the top of the page. They were 156.00 for a dozen reels so guessing that is the whole sale cost. It was a fairly expensive reel for 1918.
here is a copy of the catalog page showing this reel... Thanks for sharing. Bill
here is a copy of the catalog page showing this reel... Thanks for sharing. Bill
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
I think you probably did more than alright! Great acquisition!Reelman2 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 11:28 am This is a Shapleigh Special solid Brass baitcast reel. I think this 60 yd reel was made by Montague, but you tell me. It has fancy engraving on both the front and back plates. I purchased the reel on E-bay for $135 shipped. When I bid on the reel I thought it was German Silver. When it arrived I was very surprised. I think I did alright at that price.
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)
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Re: My Best Find in awhile
That is a nice find - now you need one of these to display with it.
I have a Rev-O-Noc marked HSB&Co Pflueger displayed next to an HSB&Co Diamond Brand knife.
Also have a set of Rev-O-Noc nesting camp cups.
I have a Rev-O-Noc marked HSB&Co Pflueger displayed next to an HSB&Co Diamond Brand knife.
Also have a set of Rev-O-Noc nesting camp cups.