Featured No Markings, Fishing Reel??

This was in a box lot of stuff along with some old Penn, Mitchell, and South Bend manuals. There are no markings and looks like it is the innards of a fishing reel. I have looked at those manufactures and have found similar, but not it. Any ideas/info?

 

unless it's the rarest of all rare reels.....it looks like toast to me....

 

Yeah, unless I get any info it looks like its going in my $1 bucket bin​

 

DEAD FUNNY!

 

Hi,
When I was a kid my gramps made a reel to keep my kite string on. It looked very similar to this one. I wonder if he used and old fishing reel to make my stringer?
greg

 

I would say early 20th century, 1930 to 40. Maybe a little later. Looks kind of rough though. Does it still turn? If it does, a little oiling and cleaning and it would probably sell well. There are a lot of collectors of vintage fishing items.

Mikey.

 

This isn't exactly the same but pretty close. Yours seems to be missing the part that attaches to the rod if it's the same type. It sounds like it was from the 1920's.

"This is an antique fishing reel that was obtained by sending in lables from a cereal box in the early 1900s."


http://www.chicagonow.com/illinois-outdoors/2010/03/antique-fishing-reel-comes-with-a-story/

 

Yep, very close! perhaps a competing cereal brand

 

Hi,
After years of looking at wooden handles on objects I find 20s,30s and 40s usually green paint. 50s usually had red painted handles. JMHO
greg

 

Yes it still moves freely. Maybe I'll do that. Cool thanks!

 

Hey that looks pretty darn close! Thanks for the info!

 

Huh, good to know. Thanks.

 

I have to agree. Though I would not use it to conclusively date an object, I certainly use it as a starting point if I have no other.

And I have to admit that I never realized that I thought this way until Greg put it into a cohesive thought! Thanks Greg!!!

 

Sorry I posted in the wrong link....was looking at Shangas's opera glasses, but not really as they were all X'd out!!!

 

Yeah I don't know, but it does the same thing on my computer ...

 

It only rarely does that to me......MOST annoying!!!!!

 

Funny thing. I had just been there a few minutes before so I knew exactly what you were talking about. I thought, "huh, I bet that was supposed to go on that other thread."