Fishing.....when the rigors of collecting toy cars become too taxing

Posted by: @jack-dodds

Wow!  Where did you find these....ebay?  Have you had them very long?  It's much like the fisherman's version of my Dinky Toys collection.  Really interesting!

I went deepcover for a few years......vintage fishing gear.....all from eBay.......the proliferation of fishing gear production,especially in the 50`s was OFF-THE-CHART...further back,to the very early 1900`s, you can find highly desirable pieces that would be much too expensive for modern manufacture ...I tried to buy one of each thing but that was a fool`s errand Jack....from the intricate reels produced by European immigrant engineers and metal craftsmen .....to the dazzling array of poles and lures,there`s something to appeal to a wide range of collectors...and,due to market saturation and diminished interest, the prices are much lower than you might expect ...I`ll continue to add photos to this thread until the eviction notice is served

Dinky huh ???.......check out this puppy .....nickle plated brass...designed to hold just 40yds of line

or this art deco bronze-geared masterpiece ....cast frame with nickle plated fittings 

Bring 'em on JB.....I love this type of vintage gear.

Posted by: @jack-dodds

Bring 'em on JB.....I love this type of vintage gear.

Thanks Jack, your "encouragement" check is in the mail........here`s a bit more on the second reel pictured above the Recordette 21

" made by Record Reels of Switzerland......The finned drag knob was common in a few Record reels back in the 1960s. The Record 400 Special, The Record Marine 500 and the TomSurf all had versions with the finned drag knob, also the Recordette 21 had the finned drag knob as well"

"There are three different models of the Recordette 21 Reels, one in the 1950's was black in color"

at a ticket price of 29.50 (in the mid 1950s).............. this is comparable to $282.91 in 2021

Here we have Reggie Van Gleason III`s cousin,Greasy Van Gleason.

Looks as if he`s preparing to give his lovely new secretary a ride on his motor boat

@john-barry  I am amazed that the original box survived!

@john-barry  Lol.  Yeah Greasy VG obviously likes to show off his Johnson every chance he gets.

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@john-barry  Lol.  Yeah Greasy VG obviously likes to show off his Johnson every chance he gets.

let`s just hope,this time,that the greaseman chooses CAREFULLY !!!

@jack-dodds  I don`t own that box,but I do have others.

      I imagine them sitting,stacked on shelves by the dozen, in dusty old gas stations and bait-shops ......where they`ve rested under layers of rarefied dust,undisturbed for decades....kinda place where there`s so much crap in the mullioned front window display,that you can no longer see any more than glimpses of the street through them......the wooden floor squeaks and gives a bit when you walk in....as you scan across the floor,you can clearly see the uneven wear.....and the low spots that saw the majority of foot traffic....an undefinable smell of generations of potent insecticides,mummified mice in the walls,plant food and the distinct musty odor that reminds you of the army chest your dad kept in the attic....your dog would be VERY happy in such a place

@john-barry   She fondly remembered with a faint smile the day she mastered the waves, wearing the black Captain's black hat; the powerful Johnson responding instantly to her deft grasp of the throttle.  The smug lothario Greasy Van Gleason, stunned by her seamanship, reduced to cabin boy status; repeating "oh bouy, oh buoy, ooooh buoy!

Posted by: @jack-dodds

@john-barry   She fondly remembered with a faint smile the day she mastered the waves, wearing the black Captain's black hat; the powerful Johnson responding instantly to her deft grasp of the throttle.  The smug lothario Greasy Van Gleason, stunned by her seamanship, reduced to cabin boy status; repeating "oh bouy, oh buoy, ooooh buoy!

we may have to put your post thru the redactor Jack !!!.....just for my own curiosity`s sake, what does the "Choke" button do?

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A technical delight....the Abu Ambassadeur 5000 D (1974)

@john-barry  It seems odd that, with mostly all metal inner works, they would use those plastic bits which dry out and become brittle over time.

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Posted by: @jack-dodds

@john-barry   She fondly remembered with a faint smile the day she mastered the waves, wearing the black Captain's black hat; the powerful Johnson responding instantly to her deft grasp of the throttle.  The smug lothario Greasy Van Gleason, stunned by her seamanship, reduced to cabin boy status; repeating "oh bouy, oh buoy, ooooh buoy!

we may have to put your post thru the redactor Jack !!!.....just for my own curiosity`s sake, what does the "Choke" button do?

It keeps things fired up in the early going....mechanical foreplay of sorts; in Johnsonese.

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@john-barry  It seems odd that, with mostly all metal inner works, they would use those plastic bits which dry out and become brittle over time.

good question Jack......in this reel,those parts are (industrial grade?)nylon....this is my reel(s) by the way.....it`s been operational since 1974...when I took mine apart there was no wear on any of the parts with the exception of the centrifugal force brake blocks.....

....what you see in white nylon is the "clicker" assembly......also referred to as a bait alarm.........when you hear the clickety clickety you right quick put down your tallboy,chuck out your plug of "backy" and go reel the fish in.....all the nylon stuff is driven by a bronze gear mounted inside the reel cage ....

.....the clicker is set to "on" or "off" via this sliding button (2 o`clock on the picture)

when the clicker is in the "off" position,the slingshot shaped pieces are held away from the "clicker" gear

set to "on",spring tension creates contact between the gear and the "slingshots"