Reel is not marked except with the # 250 on the bottom of the foot. At first i thought it was a salesman,s sample because of the clear coat sides , but now i,m not sure. On the top center of the face plate there is an American dime from 1946 presumably to identify the year it was made. Any way, if its not a salesman,s sample , then it is 1 of the best homemade pieces i,ve ever seen. Your opinion would be appreciated.
You might ask him but I believe these clear plated reels came from the same collector. Beyond that, it's anybody's guess as to their creation.
. I think the phrase "what you should have paid" will eventually creep into this conversation. If I said I and 10 others would have payed 1/2 of what you ended up paying, who's to say you overpaid or 1/2 of that is what you should have paid? To me, it's what the price was at the time you made the commitment to buy it, auction or not, and you did buy it. If it's something you wanted and now enjoy, the term is irrelevant. When you think about it, maybe if people take the same approach on the other end, maybe "I undersold" wouldn't hurt so much!