Picked this up a couple days ago at a garage sale. Does anyone know how this thing comes apart??? I would like to clean it up for my collection. The date states, June 1888 to 1891. I tried to get a good close up of the lettering on the spool.
I guess I am getting too old, cannot figure out how to add pic's. Have a good evening............Lynn
aren't these spring loaded, like a watch??????
They are Alan.
As you strip line the spring is 'wound up' - pull the trigger and the line is automatically retrieved.