thanks again Bill, will take your advice. The bail in particular is rougher than it probaby looks in the picture. This website is a terrific resource!
Tim
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:31 pm
- Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
- Topic: date of msnufscture
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- Mon Jul 31, 2023 3:01 am
- Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
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Re: date of msnufscture
Hi Kim, Bill, It looks like the number stamped on the large casting is 438770. The “4” is pretty hard to discern, but I think that’s it. Does that make it a 1954, according to the article on your site? My reel as a kid was a 300, and I came into this one by accident when I bought a clutch of fishing...
- Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:24 pm
- Forum: Questions to The Mitchell Reel Museum
- Topic: date of msnufscture
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date of msnufscture
Hi, Can anyone identify the date this 300 reel was built? On the foot of the main casting, I think there is a single number, but it id very obscured; could be a 5 or 6. I'm assuming it's a model 300 - only "Mitchell" is engraved, and one casting has "Made in France" in relief. Th...