vintage 12/0

[Superhook]

Tightlines,

http://orca-online.org/services/library/
ORCA make copies of catalogs for Members only at 15 cents a page.  We could ask to see if the Library would consider a 20 cents a page to Non Members. Sure beats the prices of collecting original catalogs if just wanting to acquire the information .

http://orca-online.org/reel-talk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16653
I have posted this on ORCA .

Ray

[Tightlines667]

Tightlines,

http://orca-online.org/services/library/
ORCA make copies of catalogs for Members only at 15 cents a page.  We could ask to see if the Library would consider a 20 cents a page to Non Members. Sure beats the prices of collecting original catalogs if just wanting to acquire the information .

http://orca-online.org/reel-talk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16653
I have posted this on ORCA .

Ray

Ray,

Thanks for that valuable info.  Now that you mention it, I remember reading that thread some time ago.  I am a member, but I guess I never got around to ordering copies of the catalogs.  I now have all of those posted on Scott's, so I guess I had better order copies of catalogs 23 through 41B to complete my resource binder. This is, by my rough estimate, aprox.  350+pages, or about $53. This is probably less then I can buy a single catalog for, so not a bad deal at all.  If someone was ordering the whole lot, they would be looking at nearly $100 savings by becoming a member.  Not a bad way to recruit ORCA members, though I seem to recall a post from someobe who thought the opposite.

Thanks again!

[Penn Chronology]

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Tightlines,

http://orca-online.org/services/library/
ORCA make copies of catalogs for Members only at 15 cents a page.  We could ask to see if the Library would consider a 20 cents a page to Non Members. Sure beats the prices of collecting original catalogs if just wanting to acquire the information .

http://orca-online.org/reel-talk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16653
I have posted this on ORCA .

Ray

Ray, that is why we are a team. I should have thought of this. The ORCA library is a great source for a tiny investment.

There are steps, If you want access to the ORCA Library, you would have to join ORCA, not really a big deal and the benefits of the membership far out weigh the cost of yearly dues ($40.00 a year). That $40.00 gives you the subscription to the Reels News, library services, connections within the fishing world all the way to the IGFA, a great website forum to be part of and many other benefits that I am not mentioning. If it were not for ORCA, I would not be part of this website and I would not be published at all. The members of ORCA are the pinnacle of the fishing reel collector world.

But there are other ways. Penn catalogs are not difficult. They are continuously showing up on EBay and are usually at fishing shows. There is no price guide or way to put a value on them. Sal is correct, when you get into the pre-war books expect to see higher bids but that does not mean you have to buy them. You can also get them as byproducts (my favorite way).
                          Look for package deals with reels, boxes and catalogs included. Buy them, make a high quality copy of the catalog, then resell the package. My good friend, the late Artie Stahlie, (an inspiration for the book) had every catalog from 1934 to about 1984 and he did not own one original book. He would buy them, copy them and then resell the ones he bought. It is a time consuming activity but that is why they call it a hobby, it adds activity and adventure to your life.

In the meantime, whenever I can contribute I will and whatever I feel is too much to ask, I will communicate that fact also. I feel friendship here, so honesty goes along with that. I feel no one-sidedness at all. I contribute because I like to share ,but, the members here have been continuously generous with their knowledge and any assistance that I have needed, as well. This is a very comfortable place to be.

I think Ray likes it too!  

[coastal_dan]

Amazing library! Thanks for posting the link.  Joining ORCA is on my list of things to do.