What is this centrepin?

Frogmore · Post by **Frogmore** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:24 pm

Hi,

In my quest to return to fishing in the traditional way I have just bought this reel :-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48059764@N ... hotostream

Can anyone tell me what it is?

Colin.

Julian · Post by **Julian** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:33 pm

Well if the card/ paper it is resting on is the packaging then it is ' double sided and battery operated'

Frogmore · Post by **Frogmore** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 8:39 pm

Ah HA!!! A sense of humour !!

Nobby · Post by **Nobby** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:38 pm

It looks like it might be a one-off home-made reel, though some of those reels were not strictly made at home, rather than at work when the boss wasn't looking.

An awful lot were made on the night-shift at Rolls Royce in Derby.

Alledgedly.

Post by **Mark** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:33 am

Frogmore wrote:Ah HA!!! A sense of humour !!

Nothing wrong with that Frogmore. :chuckle: Good old Nobby to the rescue. :thumb:

Chavender · Post by **Chavender** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:56 am

i agree with nobby a factory piece ,but i have seen at least another identical reel ,i've a picture (another front view) of it but no info on it .i know the stantonesque reels produced at the rolls royce factories at hucknall and derby used open ball race bearings ,and are pretty robust reels ,the usual arrangement is too lock the spool inplace via the rear screw fixing the spindle/axal to the back .

but these reels seem to faviour a latch ,operated by the little knobb on the front of the spool i presume ,to facilitate spool removal .but not having had access to one i can only guess .

Frogmore · Post by **Frogmore** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:16 am

This is very intriguing - I love surprises!

The seller doesn't know what it is but it comes with this Grice and Young Avon. I won't know exactly which model until it arrives.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48059764@N ... hotostream

The unknown reel seems to be quite a big'un!

The Sweetcorn Kid · Post by **The Sweetcorn Kid** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:38 am

Sod the reel, what was in the box???

Chavender · Post by **Chavender** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:52 pm

the g&y looks like it could be a avon royal /avon crown ,but being a g&y it could be one of six verious models .

the big reel would fit in with the factory/rolls royce reels as they're usually 5"-6" in size ,most common sizes being 5¼" .

Frogmore · Post by **Frogmore** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:19 pm

The box !! ------- it's like very little kids at Christmas. The box is more interesting than the contents !!
Here it is in all its glory.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48059764@N ... hotostream

So now you know !! :chuckle:

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