Teeny tiny fishing reel

[Tedyoh]

Found this in PA last week, never knew they made them this small, thought it was a toy at first, seems to be all brass, pretty cool and seems old, thought it was worth posting. It's like a bait caster reel but has no switch to free spin the spool.

 

[sutphin]

vintage Ice fishing reel.vanzutphen

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice , maybe worlds first pocket reel ?

 

[Wspanic21]

Looks like a hendryx fishing reel around 1890! Mine has some patent dates from mar21 187? And july10 188? The app won't let me post a pic but it looks very close

 

[Loco-Digger]

Cool find. Bet it'll display nicely.

 

[Tedyoh]

Looks like a hendryx fishing reel around 1890! Mine has some patent dates from mar21 187? And july10 188? The app won't let me post a pic but it looks very close

I looked at some Hendryx reel images on Google, it does look very close but I do not see any markings on mine as or where the Hendryx's reels have there name and patent dates.

Thanks.

 

[Dakotademon7]

Congrats on the find. That is really cool.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Hitndahed]

Could be an antique fly fishing reel too.

I have seen some of the older models that were wide like the one you found.

Hit

 

[Red James Cash]

It might be a Sterling.

 

[Rockhoppernc]

I'm a fly fisher man and would say fly reel. Nothing crazy but cool. I have been looking around my fishing holes for one like it to display. Cool

 

[WHADIFIND]

Just the right size when fishing for minnows in a goldfish bowl!

NEAT!

 

[bigred7469]

Very Intresting!!

 

[Armorer73]

Dirt Fishing!

 

[Red James Cash]

The small sterling I have is about the same size.I have it in my B.O.B.It could come in handy.

 

[MuckyBottles]

vintage Ice fishing reel.vanzutphen

I don't know, the foot of the reel is a little too big for that, thinking old fly reel. Whipping feathers with silk line on a split Boo' rod....gratification

 

[Greastart]

I looked at some Hendryx reel images on Google, it does look very close but I do not see any markings on mine as or where the Hendryx's reels have there name and patent dates.

Thanks.

Maybe it's an antique Chinese knock-off of an antique Hendryx?

 

[MuckyBottles]

*also, the lack of the drag switch lends credence that it's a fly reel..."fight the fish on the line, not the reel"

 

[Greastart]

Way cool. Nice digs!