On the left is a Penn 97 that was made from approx 1938 to 1942.
The next two reels are older production Penn 99's. The reel on the right is in new
conditon and came in the box. The receipt inside the box has a price of $8.10 and
is dated Aug-18-56. It looks like the place of purchase was at the Sport Center in Washington, D.C.
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Nice John - love the Silver Beach 99 series.
Cheers, Justin