Penn Reels - just as you find them

[ourford]

Bought a few reels at a yard sale and after a little research, I found out that this (I think) is a 1941 Longbeach  60. That was the only year they had a resin spool. The rest of the reel seems legit, no part numbers, three ring counterweight, old style right side bushing, etc.

[Decker]

That reel look a lot like the Seagate 125.  I wonder how different it might be, beyond the side plates.  I believe my Seagate has a similar spool.   

[ourford]

That reel look a lot like the Seagate 125.  I wonder how different it might be, beyond the side plates.  I believe my Seagate has a similar spool.   

From what I understand, it's the same spool. Penn used it for 1 year on the Longbeach 60. I read on ORCA that  up to 1941, Penn sold the Long Beach with a metal spool. In 1941, Penn introduced the Sea Gate, which was a Long Beach 60 with a plastic spool under the name Sea Gate, Model 125.After that the Longbeach went back to a metal spool.

[Maxed Out]

 Penn put the plastic spool on seagate and long beach 60 from late 1941-1947. The counterweight on your long beach 60 handle, dates that reel to post war. 1945,46,47. Your spool is also post war design

[Maxed Out]

Heres the pre war lb60 spool. Notice distinct ridge where spool arbor meets the flange of the spool. Your spool arbor has a rounded transition to the side flange, which is post war era. You still have a cool piece of Penn history thats 80 years old

BTW, some guys on ORCA are brilliant Penn historians, but some are not

[ourford]

Heres the pre war lb60 spool. Notice distinct ridge where spool arbor meets the flange of the spool. Your spool arbor has a rounded transition to the side flange, which is post war era. You still have a cool piece of Penn history thats 80 years old

BTW, some guys on ORCA are brilliant Penn historians, but some are not

Thanks for the clarification.