Thomas Hall Hardy Altex...???

[Woodbilly]

Hey, all!!

Picked up this basket case no.2 mk.IIII with mechanical gear bail arm. It is non working, sloppy, and stuck. I have a no.2 mechanical gear bail parts reel, but hopefully won't need to use it. We'll see at strip time.

It is definitely an early version, as it has all the trademarks of an early Altex.
The same as my early Edward Broadfoot no.1, this reel has 2 piece handle nut, slotted eccentric arm with holding screw, early style non rotating shaft end piece, no oil port hole on handle bushing, and no wire soldered on bail arm foot.

I already had to do some "surgery" on this one. When I went to remove rear badge screw, it appears, PO had twisted off head of brass screw and just glued it back in place.
In the first picture of rear slider block, you can see screw post still in body and broke flush. Dammit!
I had to use a tiny cylinder needle file to slowly grind out the sheared screw post. Since it is soft brass, it ground out easily and I hit the parts bin for a new screw.
Problem solved, as second picture of rear of slider block, shows.

Main question on this reel, is who assembled this reel?

Brass check carrier has initals of, "TH", who I thought was Thomas Hall, but it looks like he never worked on Altex's.
I know this one is either a 1935-1937 due to parts used, since 1938 reels are different than this.

Any help on this appreciated!