Ok, Harvey and you Shakespeare guys how much information can you give me on this reel...It is a Shakespeare Uncle Sam. The head plate has Shakespeare 23037 and the tail plate has Uncle Sam. Under the foot it is stamped Shakespeare Co., Kalamazoo, 100 yds, Patented, 1918 model...Pics in link...I haven't mastered multiple picture posting on here yet...
Thanks...
Jerry
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Questions on Shakespeare Uncle Sam reel
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What do you want to know? You have an "Uncle Sam" model that was made between 1918 and 1922. Nothing uncommon about them. The only oddity is that when first introduced in 1913, they were a # 22637 which was a 80yd model. Thus the "26". In the 1916 catalogue, they were a 100yd reel, 23037. From what I can tell, the early ones, 1913 to 1916, had the stamped bridge foot. Some may have been marked while I have one that isn't. By 1916, the foot was changed to the standard foot. They only made one size after 1916, a 23037. Non take-down. The "2' stands for 1 1/2 Diameter spool, the "30" stands for 1 7/8 pillar length and the "37' stands for "Uncle Sam". They sold for anywhere at $1.00 in 1913 to $3.00 in 1933. They were gone by 1934. Nice reel but with little value. Below is a picture of the 80yd version compared to a 1918 like yours. Does any one else have an 80 yarder that is marked with a date or a diffrent foot?
Harvey
What do you want to know? You have an "Uncle Sam" model that was made between 1918 and 1922. Nothing uncommon about them. The only oddity is that when first introduced in 1913, they were a # 22637 which was a 80yd model. Thus the "26". In the 1916 catalogue, they were a 100yd reel, 23037. From what I can tell, the early ones, 1913 to 1916, had the stamped bridge foot. Some may have been marked while I have one that isn't. By 1916, the foot was changed to the standard foot. They only made one size after 1916, a 23037. Non take-down. The "2' stands for 1 1/2 Diameter spool, the "30" stands for 1 7/8 pillar length and the "37' stands for "Uncle Sam". They sold for anywhere at $1.00 in 1913 to $3.00 in 1933. They were gone by 1934. Nice reel but with little value. Below is a picture of the 80yd version compared to a 1918 like yours. Does any one else have an 80 yarder that is marked with a date or a diffrent foot?
Harvey
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Sometimes thats the best way to collect though. The other day i was driving from my house in houghton michigan to my parents in Oshkosh wisconsin nothing spectacular, about a 5 hour ride or so but i got sick of driving so i took a pit stop and what a better place than an antique store i wasn't going to buy anything much but i got one "great deal" after another and ended up leaving with around 10 reels!
Harvey,
Got down to lower level to check my Uncle Sam Shakespeare 37's. One has jeweled oil caps, and one has caps like in the described post. Were reels with both type oil caps sold by Shakespeare?
Also, were dual nobs original? I have one with 1918 pat with dual crank nobs. I have several other reels with that Stamped Bridge foot design. Wounder if that foot design is unique to Shakespeare during that time frame?
Thanks, Dale.
Got down to lower level to check my Uncle Sam Shakespeare 37's. One has jeweled oil caps, and one has caps like in the described post. Were reels with both type oil caps sold by Shakespeare?
Also, were dual nobs original? I have one with 1918 pat with dual crank nobs. I have several other reels with that Stamped Bridge foot design. Wounder if that foot design is unique to Shakespeare during that time frame?
Thanks, Dale.