I got a great deal on a old Penn long beach. The reel has a rosewood handle, waffle line out alarm, 150yds on the stand, very nice seen of island and sail boat . It is missing the nut and screw that holds on the handle. I think this reel is from the thirties. I am going to have to get a period nut and screw for the reel and it will be 100% up to speed.
I got the reel with eight other reels for thirty dollars. Also included were early 209 (foot ball handle), 155 with football handle and multi colored brown and black spool. 285, 85, 200, OC Bay City reel, , Utica reel and some other reels and OC 112 reel parts. If I only got the long beach I would be happy the 209 and the 155 make is a sweet buy.
Penn Long beach #?
Nice buy and that's what makes it fun!I've heard that the earliest Long Beach reels might be of the 3 post design. Does your's have the common 4 posts, 2 front/2 rear, or does it have a post at top?
I'd thought the earliest models lacked any scenes cast into the back plates & were mostly plain, lacking even a PENN logo. What style faceplate logo does it have? Wish I knew when the earliest version, seen on F & K, was phased out
Also interested in that "rosewood handle" as I was recently surprised & delighted to find a rosewood knob, in the familiar 'football' shape, on the 30's Senator 9/0 I acquired. Other early Long Beach style Penns I own have spool, or mouthpiece, shaped wood knobs that are painted black & are plainly not rosewood.
The 'waffle' clicker button probably makes it a prewar model, the correct scalloped handle nut should be stamped OIL (w/o a P/N).
I'm jealous, my small collection of these old Penn reels are all 250 size.
I'd thought the earliest models lacked any scenes cast into the back plates & were mostly plain, lacking even a PENN logo. What style faceplate logo does it have? Wish I knew when the earliest version, seen on F & K, was phased out
Also interested in that "rosewood handle" as I was recently surprised & delighted to find a rosewood knob, in the familiar 'football' shape, on the 30's Senator 9/0 I acquired. Other early Long Beach style Penns I own have spool, or mouthpiece, shaped wood knobs that are painted black & are plainly not rosewood.
The 'waffle' clicker button probably makes it a prewar model, the correct scalloped handle nut should be stamped OIL (w/o a P/N).
I'm jealous, my small collection of these old Penn reels are all 250 size.
When I say early I should say early for my collection.
This reel has two posts on the front and two on the back.
The faceplate Logo is written straight across as apposed to the word Penn being at an angle to the word longbeach.
The dog spring is a flat bar of spring steel
When I took apart the reel some one used the red washer that is suppose to be under the Drag assy as a drag washer. I replaced it with a leather drag washer from another reel.
The rose wood handle has a one shot oil point in the middle of the wood handle with the word oil written on it. It is shaped like a bell but is not hollow like the other wood handle reels I have. It is not painted and looks very nice. It is currently stuck and will not turn. I am allowing 3-n-1 oil to soak into the area in hopes it will free the handle.
The metal parts of the reel are chromed.
During cleaning I found out why the nut was missing. The handle shaft has a striped out section where the handle nut screws into. Easy fix. I have a Bridge assy from a 285 that I can use and use the handle shaft. It is the exact same size and shape and neither are numbered. I put them together and there was no difference what so ever. The Bridge assy for the 285 has a part number stamped on it but I will not use that part only the handle shaft. This way the reel will be working order. I always keep the old parts.
This reel has two posts on the front and two on the back.
The faceplate Logo is written straight across as apposed to the word Penn being at an angle to the word longbeach.
The dog spring is a flat bar of spring steel
When I took apart the reel some one used the red washer that is suppose to be under the Drag assy as a drag washer. I replaced it with a leather drag washer from another reel.
The rose wood handle has a one shot oil point in the middle of the wood handle with the word oil written on it. It is shaped like a bell but is not hollow like the other wood handle reels I have. It is not painted and looks very nice. It is currently stuck and will not turn. I am allowing 3-n-1 oil to soak into the area in hopes it will free the handle.
The metal parts of the reel are chromed.
During cleaning I found out why the nut was missing. The handle shaft has a striped out section where the handle nut screws into. Easy fix. I have a Bridge assy from a 285 that I can use and use the handle shaft. It is the exact same size and shape and neither are numbered. I put them together and there was no difference what so ever. The Bridge assy for the 285 has a part number stamped on it but I will not use that part only the handle shaft. This way the reel will be working order. I always keep the old parts.
I have a waffle click Newport w/plastic knob w/that style logo, but it is plainly plastic, has a slightly difference shape, is straight, not flaring out near the metal blade of the handle. It also has an obvious mold line at the widest point, is open ended & crudely marbled.
Try gently heating it up to attempt freeing it, using a lamp, hair drier, even boil 'em. To bad its not rosewood. Most of the plastic handles are pretty tough & expand/soften enough to get them loose, then you can work them, eventually freeing them completely. Beware the older (flat black) hard rubber knobs, they can be tragically fragile, break by looking at them cross eyed & do not like heat at all! Your handle might be an older part replacing an original.
My early 9/0 had enough crud on its knob to hide the type of material. Having never even heard of rosewood knobs on old Penns I did not expect anything other than the familiar gloomy color marblized plastic. As I cleaned 70 years worth of finger munge, bait/fish/chum residue & oxidation off, my 1st reaction was; My they did an outstanding job of marblizing that plastic! I got more aggressive with fine steel wool & the rosewood jumped out at me!
Try gently heating it up to attempt freeing it, using a lamp, hair drier, even boil 'em. To bad its not rosewood. Most of the plastic handles are pretty tough & expand/soften enough to get them loose, then you can work them, eventually freeing them completely. Beware the older (flat black) hard rubber knobs, they can be tragically fragile, break by looking at them cross eyed & do not like heat at all! Your handle might be an older part replacing an original.
My early 9/0 had enough crud on its knob to hide the type of material. Having never even heard of rosewood knobs on old Penns I did not expect anything other than the familiar gloomy color marblized plastic. As I cleaned 70 years worth of finger munge, bait/fish/chum residue & oxidation off, my 1st reaction was; My they did an outstanding job of marblizing that plastic! I got more aggressive with fine steel wool & the rosewood jumped out at me!