14 250 yard Lake Trolling Reel; Atlantic

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sdlehr

Please post your questions about the chronological history of this reel, or your reel, in this post.
Sid Lehr
Veterinarian, fishing enthusiast, custom rod builder, reel collector

Bryan Young

For be this add in New Hampshire

https://nh.craigslist.org/spo/5771317937.html

He's asking $70. Unfortunately I didn't see this until now or I would have driven up there to take a look.

Here are some of his pictures
:D I talk with every part I send out and each reel I repair so that they perform at the top of their game. :D

Bill B

Wow....looks too clean to be that old....talk about a barn find that was stored in the glove box ....Bill
It may not be very productive,
but it's sure going to be interesting!

sdlehr

#3
I just picked up a #14 Trade reel called the "Atlantic Ocean" 14. It has 3 pillars as did all Penn Atlantic #14's when they were introduced, and this was a throwback as all the other Penn reels of that size in '39 had four pillars, two fore and two aft with nothing to get in the way of one's thumb.

Anyone know if the 14 kept 3 pillars throughout it's entire life (ending in the '51 catalog), or did it go to 4 pillars later in its life?

Thanks.

Sid

Edit: Doh, I answered my own question. The 14 had 3 posts its entire life, which ended in 1951. There was no mention of the 14 in the 52-3 catalog. Not a bad run for a reel that started out selling for $1.50 that survived the wartime slowdown. It sold for a whopping $3.50 at the end of its run.
Sid Lehr
Veterinarian, fishing enthusiast, custom rod builder, reel collector

foakes

#4
Right, Sid --

Just looked into the sideplate files -- found a set of 14's -- 3 posts.

Best,

Fred
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