Early 1970s ear Bretton 104, marketed in the US as a Martin Bretton 104 just arrived today. Great looking little reel in good condition, removed a little excess grease and relubed it, spins freely and is ready to use.
Really good-looking reel. Occasionally seen, but not very often.
Frank
Thanks Frank! It really is clean, almost no paint loss, just some scuffs on the spool cup.
I am assuming a 104 = 1000 size i.e. Cardinal 3,Penn 716,DQ 110,Mitchell 308? Is there a 204,304,& so on...
The model doesn't necessarily correspond with size...and to be frank I am a little puzzled about how Bretton's model numbering works. It is about the size of a DQ 110 or Alcedo Micron.
What kind of drag washer system does it have?
I dunno, I'm at the house in Florida this week, I'll be back in Ohio a week from today, and I'll look then.