Can you identify this old,old reel?

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:sunglasses:Hey guessers,

Can you identify this old reel and the year it was made? This was my first reel that my dad gave me when I was a kid.

I blocked out the name but will include it later.

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Hey there Dryrod,

Well…The handle knobs don’t look like they’re made from Wooly Mammoth tusks, so it can’t be THAT old!

JapanRon

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:sunglasses:Hey JapanRon,

Good thought, however the handle knobs are not made out of plastic. The reel was made before plastic really came into its own which was after WWll.

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That looks like an old Penn. Don’t ask me model # cause that was just a lucky guess.

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My guess would be around 1947 and looks like one of these three. Shakespeare, Red River, or Fluger.

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I think I will agree with byrum, the crank arm is a clasic shakespear design.

I had one at one time and never could figure out how to cast it. I was as new to angling as you can get way back in 64

we had a thin black braded line spooled on it…

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:sunglasses:Hey guys,

Well it is a Shakespeare reel. There was a clue as to the dating in one of my comments.

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:sunglasses:Hey guys,

Might as well put this subject to sleep.

The correct answer is " It is a Shakespeare True Blue Level Winding # 1956 - Model “HF” -Production dates - 10/8/35 – 2/1/35.

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Hey there Dryrod,

I was thinking maybe identifying regional lures (old but more newer models) might be interesting and educational too. I’ve heard of a couple of some hot saltwater lures made down Lousisana way but no pictures! Whahhhhhhhh!

I’ll look for them on the net today.

JapanRon

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looks like a shakespre 1940