A Hex Clicker 85

[cbar45]

Spent the morning cleaning this one.

It was pretty scratched up and grungy on the outside, but inside pristine and buttery smooth.

Always nice to come across an old Penn with tolerances neat and tight.

[foakes]

Nice job.

Looks great!

Best, Fred

[MACflyer]

Cleaned up real nice. See an 85 Oceanside circa 1938 listed on Mystic Parts, but no details. Is that your reel?

[cbar45]

Cleaned up real nice. See an 85 Oceanside circa 1938 listed on Mystic Parts, but no details. Is that your reel?

No, but I wonder what it looks like? 

According to Penn Chronology, the 85 Oceanside is scarcely seen—a different reel than my hex clicker 85 (Seaboy variant):

https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=17691.0

[Maxed Out]

The hex clicker button is circa 1941/42, and mostly found on Penn seagate. Looks like your reel is all original except the spool, which is a later version

 Here is the correct pre war spool for the 85. Notice a well defined ridge where the spool arbor meets the side flange

[cbar45]

Fascinating.

I appreciate the additional info. 

There was a broken spool that came with the reel; don't have it anymore but quite possibly it was the original.