What's the rarest Penn model ever made?

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mikeysm

I see the very same people that complain about my hobbie. They go to the casino and drop a 1000.00 dollars and dont blink a eye. Then buy lotto tickets on the way home. They are ignorant not to notice their own habits.

Mike

mizmo67

Quote from: foakes on May 25, 2017, 08:17:26 PM
Quote from: Penn Chronology on May 25, 2017, 07:46:24 PM
QuoteSeems like the more reels and NOS parts I try to get rid of -- the more the remaining stuff multiplies.

That's interesting. Are your reels mating?

Could be Mike --

We have a company here in California, called See's Candy...

This is my wife's favorite -- for special occasions such as Christmas or Easter.

Fred

One of our regulars sends us a box of Sees Candy for Christmas every year. I have only a few pieces left, lol. I make them last. Love it.
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alantani

yeah, the company is in south san francisco.  i've driven by there dozens of times.  it's just something we take for granted. 
send me an email at alantani@yahoo.com for questions!

Dominick

Guess who owns See's Candies now.  "The Oracle of Omaha."  My friend Warren.  Dominick
Leave the gun.  Take the cannolis.

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mo65

   I just googled "See's Candy" and was surprised to see locations right here in Columbus and Cincinnati! Hmm...it appears I've been enlightened again!  8)
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I love See's chocolates too !!!

.....back on topic.... Rare or prototype Penn's are in a whole nother category of collecting, and in most cases takes extreme amount of knowledge to be able to recognize the non typical reels.

  Typical of most passionate collectors of any sort is not to seek the rarest, but the best examples of more common items. Then along the way some rare items will likely come along. The search for the finest survivors is a more viable position from a closet collector standpoint.

  Sometimes you gotta roll the dice buying ancient reels, but every so often the old leadcore line comes off to reveal a true survivor

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steelhead_killer

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Quote from: steelhead_killer on May 30, 2017, 11:55:48 PM
Nice spool.  Is the reel a 149?

Andy

Yes Andy, a 149 from around 1950. The seat has no part number, but other parts do and this reel is all original from estate of original owner. The vented spools are not that uncommon, but seldomely found in "shelfie" condition IMHO

-Ted
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Penn Chronology

QuoteYes Andy, a 149 from around 1950. The seat has no part number, but other parts do and this reel is all original from estate of original owner. The vented spools are not that uncommon, but seldomely found in "shelfie" condition IMHO

That is so true Ted. I would say that is the nicest vented spool I have ever seen. Most of then are corroded.

coastal_dan

 :o Ted comes through with another find!
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Donnyboat

So the 149 is rare, were does the 49 fit in, cheers Don.
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Quote from: Donnyboat on August 28, 2018, 04:29:10 PM
So the 149 is rare, were does the 49 fit in, cheers Don.

The 149 is very common....and 49 is more common than 149

The uncommon thing about this 149 is the condition of the vented spool that was only around for a few short years in early 1950's
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Donnyboat

Thanks for the reply, I picked up a 49, 4/0 & a 9/0 over the weekend, should be in the mail now, thats why I was curious, keep well, cheers Don.
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Prefessa

The rarest has to be the 6lb class international. A friend of mine had 2 NIB and they got stolen. It was the size of a Jigmaster Jr

Swami805

Too bad about your friends reels, hope he gets lucky and they turn up. Hard to find a 6 but they turn up now and then. I believe some of the early reels are very difficult to find, some only a handful were made, the early large senators are a good example. The word rare means different things to different people.
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