Twynham centrepin - Grice & Young
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:53 pm
I spotted the ‘pin below on the bay and thought that the boss and handles looked pure Grice & Young. A spot of research on-line threw up the fact that Christchurch used to be called Twynham and a comment on another thread here from Nobby with a broken link to a website in Australia. Following this, I found the page which now has a new URL: http://www.macman.id.au/index.php/luder ... luaGFtIl0=
As I have a soft spot for Grice & Young ‘pins, I put in a bid and, much to my surprise, won!
The handles and boss are clearly G&Y though it’s machined. The design of the cage and spool is Young’s Rapidex but with a very slight bevel to the walls of the spool. As Nobby says in his comments, the ratchet mechanism is closer to some Hardy designs. The foot is cast and held in place by brass rivets. The pin is held in place with a large chromed screw of brass coloured metal. She has a spool width of 3.75 inches and is extremely well built. I have a suspicion it may just be the Rolls Royce of G&Y ‘pins ..... OK maybe the Jag!
The ratchet is very strongly set for right hand wind, which I simply can’t get the hang of, so I’m going to put line on over the top to give her a testing on the bank.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/o771Uof.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/PMfpDR2.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/HRgrNF0.jpg)
As I have a soft spot for Grice & Young ‘pins, I put in a bid and, much to my surprise, won!
The handles and boss are clearly G&Y though it’s machined. The design of the cage and spool is Young’s Rapidex but with a very slight bevel to the walls of the spool. As Nobby says in his comments, the ratchet mechanism is closer to some Hardy designs. The foot is cast and held in place by brass rivets. The pin is held in place with a large chromed screw of brass coloured metal. She has a spool width of 3.75 inches and is extremely well built. I have a suspicion it may just be the Rolls Royce of G&Y ‘pins ..... OK maybe the Jag!
The ratchet is very strongly set for right hand wind, which I simply can’t get the hang of, so I’m going to put line on over the top to give her a testing on the bank.
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/o771Uof.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/PMfpDR2.jpg)
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/HRgrNF0.jpg)