Oh and I do realise it's a Stanley tape measure in the first picture
Help with an antique
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Harry H
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Help with an antique
Anyone seen one like this before?
Oh and I do realise it's a Stanley tape measure in the first picture
Oh and I do realise it's a Stanley tape measure in the first picture
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John Milford
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Re: Help with an antique
A nice find Harry! 
It might be an artisan one-off, sometimes referred to as 'Rolls Royce' reels (although they were made by workers between shifts in less prestigious workshops too).
The ball race bearing and the general bench-made look of it suggest it's not a commercially manufactured reel?
It might be an artisan one-off, sometimes referred to as 'Rolls Royce' reels (although they were made by workers between shifts in less prestigious workshops too).
The ball race bearing and the general bench-made look of it suggest it's not a commercially manufactured reel?
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Harry H
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Re: Help with an antique
I thought it very unusual having ball races on a reel of that age as well as a rim mounted optional check.John Milford wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:56 pm A nice find Harry!
It might be an artisan one-off, sometimes referred to as 'Rolls Royce' reels (although they were made by workers between shifts in less prestigious workshops too).
The ball race bearing and the general bench-made look of it suggest it's not a commercially manufactured reel?
As for build more like Ransome lawn mower factory :
This also came with it which looks like half a turntable reel
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Both seem to very heavy build quality