NIB 16/0 Lighthouse Penn

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mo65

#15
October 12, 2018, 10:19:03 PM
   OK...I'm OK...fell off my chair but I ain't too bruised up. Awesome! 8)
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Darin Crofton

#16
October 12, 2018, 10:22:56 PM
This is like striking GOLD, so awesome, congrats!!!
God, Family and Fishing, what else is there?

El Pescador

#17
October 12, 2018, 10:23:29 PM
Quote from: Dominick on October 12, 2018, 09:22:44 PM
Okay folks....  I guess a Bimini.  Dominick

And Guess you DO!!!!

It is a Double Overhand, 4 half hitches Huffnagle Knot!!!!

I'm heading over for some wine! ;D

Wayne
Never let the skinny guys make the sandwiches!!  NEVER!!!!

Vintage Offshore Tackle

#18
October 12, 2018, 10:37:41 PM
John, I would guess that the catalog that came with the 12/0 is worth $300+ all by itself.

Maxed Out

#19
October 12, 2018, 11:00:17 PM

Wow again !! The 1937 catalog is introductory year for the 12/0.....the complete package with box, catalog, lube, and wrench could easily be valued up to a couple grand in today's collector market.....congrats on the rare gems, all are home runs !!

Ted
We Must Never Forget Our Veterans....God Bless Them All !!

Swami805

#20
October 12, 2018, 11:11:12 PM
WOW!! once in several lifetimes find.
I'm guessing bimini too
Do what you can with that you have where you are

Deepfins

#21
October 13, 2018, 01:24:28 AM
Many thanks! 

Here are the two Kovalovsky's from the estate; an Esquire Cradle reel and a C-Type.  If you go to my website at www.kovalovskyreels.com, you will see pictures of a complete breakdown of the C-Type.  It was a simple and near bullet-proof design, yet still cost twice what a 16/0 Penn did.  The Esquire sold for 4 times what a 16/0 Penn did!  The C-Type reel showed more use than any of his other reels, and his line changing records showed him fishing with it into the 60's.  It was his go-to reel.  Much to Penn's credit, they built a good, dependable reel at a price the average Joe could afford.  In the right hands, a Penn reel could catch nearly anything that swam in the ocean.

Cheers,
John
"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

--Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

oc1

#22
October 13, 2018, 04:53:42 AM Last Edit: October 13, 2018, 04:56:01 AM by oc1
Quote from: Deepfins on October 12, 2018, 08:44:54 PM
And Steve, I appreciate you noticed that loop!  I love that kind of stuff.  That simple knot is part of big game history.  Here is a closeup of it.  Don't ask me to duplicate it!  I can barely tie a granny knot!

Dang.  The reels just get better.

Maybe not a bimini but something else.  I am going to take a wild guess and say they separated the three strands, then wrapped each strand up the main line using a locking hitch..... if that makes any sense.  Knot to be a distraction from some world class reels.
-steve

Alto Mare

#23
October 13, 2018, 05:23:59 AM
I also believe the strands have been separated and re-wrapped. That wrapping will usually have  three strands, but it sure doesn't look as three, I think two but might be wrong.

Sal
Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.

Rivverrat

#24
October 13, 2018, 06:13:36 AM
Quote from: Dominick on October 12, 2018, 09:22:44 PM
Quote from: Deepfins on October 12, 2018, 08:44:54 PM
And Steve, I appreciate you noticed that loop!  I love that kind of stuff.  That simple knot is part of big game history.  Here is a closeup of it.  Don't ask me to duplicate it!  I can barely tie a granny knot!

Okay folks, let's guess at to the type of knot this is.  I guess a Bimini.  Dominick

Not sure what knot that is. I dont believe it's Bimini... Jeff

Rivverrat

#25
October 13, 2018, 06:20:35 AM
WOW !    www.kovalovskyreels.com  This is your website ?  I've spent countless amounts of time repeatedly looking ( Lusting ) through the pics of those reels... Jeff

handi2

#26
October 13, 2018, 08:00:55 PM
Simply amazing what you have found. I know there was a premium price paid for this history.
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Benni3

#27
October 14, 2018, 01:03:28 AM
There's some fabulous reels,,, :D great job man ;D

Penn Chronology

#28
October 14, 2018, 05:34:23 AM
No doubt an amazing sale.

So much in one place.

The 1937 Penn catalog is a very rare publication in any condition. Yours looks fine, possibly the best I have ever seen. There are two editions of the 1937 catalog, not sure which one you have, they are both rare. The second edition has the 100 yard Newport- Model 31 in it.

The Ocean City 16/0 is also a rare breed, especially with the fighting handle and the box. I only know of one other 16/0 with the handle. I have a 12/0 with that handle, which makes three.

There are no words for the Kovalovsky. He and his son are my favorite makers.

Sales like this become historical.

Rivverrat

#29
October 14, 2018, 02:44:35 PM Last Edit: October 15, 2018, 05:00:45 PM by Rivverrat
Quote from: Penn Chronology on October 14, 2018, 05:34:23 AM
No doubt an amazing sale.




There are no words for the Kovalovsky. He and his son are my favorite makers.



I am a pigeon among eagles when it comes to this stuff. That said, I to find the reels produced by the Kovalovsky's to be my favorite of any made.

When it comes to making reels I find them to be a place where art, mechanical design & craftsmanship come brilliantly blended together in a very unique manner that says, clearly, the is the benchmark, from the hands & mind of a gifted individual who was the very best at his craft ... Jeff
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