Please post your questions about the chronology of this reel in this thread.
The Anglesea was introduced in two sizes in 1938; the model 47 250 yards and the model 48 300 yards. The 48 was only produced for that first year, then disappeared. The 47 was not in the 1941 catalog no 9, so it was only in production for 3 years, '38-'40. It's a hard reel to find. I got lucky a few months ago and picked one up in really great shape. Here she is, for your amusement. I suspect it is not possible to distinguish the year of production in a reel produced in so narrow a range, but if anyone wants to give it a shot, please do. Waffle clicker and yardage stamped on foot may point to this being a first year model, but the handle is plastic, not wood.
Sid
(http://alantani.com/gallery/14/15180_27_06_16_9_39_10.jpeg)
(http://alantani.com/gallery/14/15180_27_06_16_9_40_48_146412270.jpeg)
(http://alantani.com/gallery/14/15180_27_06_16_9_40_49_14644320.jpeg)
(http://alantani.com/gallery/14/15180_27_06_16_9_40_51_14647219.jpeg)
(http://alantani.com/gallery/14/15180_27_06_16_9_40_50_14646356.jpeg)
Wow Sid!
That is a beauty.
I have all the picture plates except for one. I found it on a Surfmaster 250 over the weekend.
Daron, very nice find! I also love the picture plates, but haven't sat down to figure out which ones I've got and which ones I do not. Are they all documented in the thread on picture plates here http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=12512.0 ?
Sid
That is what I'm going off of.
Here is the most fun picture plate I have.............................................................
(http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo244/m3040c/Penn%20Senators/PennSenator118--HanesLassiterPresentationReel009640x480_zpsbef91850.jpg)
;D
I remember that one. ;D
I agree, Mike, that may be the most beautiful of all the designs I have seen.
Sid
Wait, where did that left side plate come from? Is it custom? Looks like SS.
Sid
http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=9080.0
QuoteWait, where did that left side plate come from? Is it custom? Looks like SS.
Ha, I knew that one would throw you...............! ???
Follow Daron's link and you will learn about the old Hanes Underwear Reel......... ;)
Love the picture plates. I wish they still did these!
QuoteLove the picture plates. I wish they still did these!
Maybe they will bring them back someday. Never know when the nostalgia bug hits a maker. ::)
Hi again, another reel that arrived today.
It has a blank tail plate unlike the one above.
any info gratefully received.
Thanks
Col
Definitely Pre-War. 1940's Model.
That is a great find.
I saw a box for one on the big auction site the other day. I put an early bid on it but it went for $392, a tough box to find.
That's a nice one Col, You're on a roll!
QuoteI saw a box for one on the big auction site the other day. I put an early bid on it but it went for $392, a tough box to find.
That's a nice one Col, You're on a roll!
I saw that too and also placed a bid. The funny thing about that auction was the reel in the box was a Model 97 Silver Beach. I had one of those and sold it for about $50.00. I guess I should have kept it. The white box is very hard to find, but, that auction set a record high for that model. I know the buyer, he is a very serious collector.
The Anglesea model was only made for three years and each year was slightly different from the other. finding the 300 yard version is really tough, it was only made for the 1938 model year.
Here is a 1938 model on the left and a 1940 model on the right.
Nice reels.
My Anglesea has no yardage stamp like the one you put up earlier in the thread.
As mentioned it has a blank side plate.
Were the 48's stamped with yardage and is the blank plate another way of identifying between that and a 47 ?
Col
I stand corrected, mine does have 250yards stamped on it, very faintly.
Col
My opinion about how to identify the year an Anglesea model was made is basically a process of deduction. The two reels in my photo are a 1938 and a 1940. You can see that the logos are different. The 1938 has the older style double bar logo and a scalloped handle screw without the locking set screw. I have a Anglesea that I believe is a 1939 model. It has a handle with the locking screw in use but has the old double bar logo. As far as the tail plates, I assumed that all had the picture plate. Hard to say that 100% because a tail plate can easily be changed; but, all Anglesea models I have seen are the tall ship picture plate. Here is my 1939 Anglesea, I do not have a box for it. $400 was just too much for a box.......<:O(
Mike,
Considering the price of a plug mold, and Otto's frugality, why do you think they changed the logo from year to year - it's such a minor change and has no effect on fuctionality.... seems like throwing money away, something I wouldn't have thought Otto capable of.
QuoteConsidering the price of a plug mold, and Otto's frugality, why do you think they changed the logo from year to year - it's such a minor change and has no effect on fuctionality.... seems like throwing money away, something I wouldn't have thought Otto capable of.
I just so happened with this model. The style of the logos changed from the early double bar to the style of the final Anglesea logo for many of the Penn reels. There was probably an across the board decision to change the logo of all the reels. I assume the discontinuations of so many of these models because of the interruption of WW II was not considered at the time of the logo change. I suspect the war caused many of the models to disappear prematurely. Or then again, I could be completely off base, one never knows when he offers his opinions....
Molds wear out with use. They probably used the opportunity to make a new design every time a mold was made.
-steve
QuoteMolds wear out with use. They probably used the opportunity to make a new design every time a mold was made.
-steve
Sure, that could be a reason also.