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Ever seen anything like this?
Ever seen anything like this?
I picked up this odd ball handle reel a couple years ago and was wondering if anyone has seen anything like this. Its made of nickel plated brass with steel screws, square crank hub, unusually large ball, and a curious crank knob. British? What do you think?
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Richard Lodge
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Wow!! Neat reel.
Jason: I don't have a clue about the maker but that's a neat ball-handle reel. I'd almost guess the reel was made first and the handle adapted later, but that's just a guess. I've never seen one like that. Hoping Steve Vernon and others weigh in on this. Gentlemen? 
Sorry to take so long, Richard, but I thought your "Gentlemen?" disqualified me.
Jason,
Very neat, unusual reel: Ky-like rear bearing cover, flat headcap covering a flanged headplate (instead of a flanged headcap over a flat headplate), shouldered pillars with female threads, "homemade"-looking gear mountings.
That crank looks funny to me, too. I wonder if the owner had to have damaged gears replaced and maybe replaced the crank, as well. Here's a shot of a reel with a crank that probably came off a lathe or other tool. (Before I foolishly cleaned the reel, the crank was the same filthy dark brown as the rest of the reel.)
Jason,
Very neat, unusual reel: Ky-like rear bearing cover, flat headcap covering a flanged headplate (instead of a flanged headcap over a flat headplate), shouldered pillars with female threads, "homemade"-looking gear mountings.
That crank looks funny to me, too. I wonder if the owner had to have damaged gears replaced and maybe replaced the crank, as well. Here's a shot of a reel with a crank that probably came off a lathe or other tool. (Before I foolishly cleaned the reel, the crank was the same filthy dark brown as the rest of the reel.)