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Title: The story of the reel
Post by: beforethereel on April 05, 2020, 08:42:50 AM

This is a camogli reel born in 1880 in Italy Genova

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Post by: oc1 on April 05, 2020, 10:04:21 AM

Illingworth was supposed to be the first spinner but that reel predates him by twenty-five years.

-steve

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Post by: Sharkb8 on April 05, 2020, 12:30:17 PM

That's a cool looking reel thanks for showing

Kim

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Post by: Donnyboat on April 05, 2020, 12:44:30 PM

Nice piece of history, I bet it could tell a story or two, thanks for showing us, cheers Don.

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Post by: Alto Mare on April 05, 2020, 01:00:35 PM

Bellissimo!!! Is this one the very first in your collection?
What an amazing piece, thanks for sharing it with us!

Sal

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Post by: Keta on April 05, 2020, 02:34:28 PM

Wow!!!

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Post by: Gfish on April 05, 2020, 02:36:52 PM

Cooooool!😎 Welcome beforethereel!
Does the spool turn? It doesn't look like there's a rotor.

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Post by: nelz on April 05, 2020, 02:45:22 PM

Quote from: Gfish on April 05, 2020, 02:36:52 PMDoes the spool turn? It doesn't look like there's a rotor.

Looks like it does turn and the line roller oscillates using the drive gear.

Wow, what an interesting piece of reel history!

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Post by: Crow on April 05, 2020, 02:48:14 PM

Pretty neat ! Thanks for sharing !

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Post by: Dominick on April 05, 2020, 10:14:12 PM

Another wow. Dominick

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Post by: Ron Jones on April 05, 2020, 10:43:15 PM

History rewritten, right here!
The man

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Post by: Benni3 on April 06, 2020, 01:04:34 AM

That's very cool,,,,, :o rewrite history and put it in the limelight,,,,,, ;D

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