The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Quite! I'll be honest and say that I used to think of and refer to what we now know of as the No.2 FP as a No.3 until Elwyn's work - in my defence until then nobody really seemed to care so much: the work on classification etc. of the Ambidex has really taken off in the last year or two (and good thing to - one of my favourite reel series!). Anomalies still seem to crop almost as regularly as true types (cf JP's strange side plate with Prov Patent) and let us not forget the infamous "Parts bucket" brought to our attention by Saint Moley!

I have a photo of Ted (a very generous gift from John of this forum fame) over my reel work table now: he looks down on me disapprovingly as I open up his reels and shake my head over their innards: I wonder what he'd have to say about all this attentiont hey are getting now?

Jim

I have been working on the list of patents of the Ambidex (this list is not complete but contains the most important I think). JPC

TECHNICAL PATENTS U.K.-G.B.

GB 582695 / PROV 17739 publication date 25/11/1946 filed 16/10/1944 Ambidex spinning reel design
GB 607931/2399 publication date 7/09/1948 filed 25/10/1947 spooldesign/ratchet
GB 719041 publication date 24/01/1953 filed unknown anti-reverse
GB 719042 publication date 24/01/1953 filed unknown half-bail
GB 719043 publication date 24/01/1953 filed unknown ratchet-system
GB 724601 publication date 16/05/1953 filed unknown flex-bail
GB 756207 publication date 14/03/1955 filed 18/03/1954 foldable handle
GB 916583 publication date 23/01/1963 filed 25/05/1960 spooldesign
GB 922739 publication date 3/04/1963 filed 25/05/1960 misc.
GB 926656 publication date 22/05/1963 filed 18/03/1961 handle

TRADEMARKS

B 632218 publication date 23/10/1944 filed unknown NAME "Ambidex" Trademark

TECHNICAL PATENTS CANADA

CA 444006 publication date 9/09/1947 filed 10/10/1945 spinning reel ambidex
CA 463462 publication date 28/02/1950 filed 26/03/1947 ratchet
CA 552125 publication date 21/01/1958 filed unknown flex-bail

KEY-DATES

J.W. YOUNG & SONS becoms J.W.YOUNG & SONS LTD. late 1947

Wow - that's some good work JPC!

See pics
Since what version of the Nr 2 did they no longer mention the "Nr 2" on the reel (but still on the box) ?
It has the flex-bail and chrome on the reelfoot.
Jean-Paul

Beautiful condition!!!

The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:Beautiful condition!!!

It's great indeed, but (unfortunately) it is not my reel I have to say, found the picture on the internet
JPC

Snoekjaeger wrote:See pics
Since what version of the Nr 2 did they no longer mention the "Nr 2" on the reel (but still on the box) ?
It has the flex-bail and chrome on the reelfoot.
Jean-Paul

"Type 4" I think JP.

My No2 FP came with the original box, or so I believe, but the box does not have a number 2 on the Ambidex 'badge', just a white circle.

Here are a couple of photos of my Ambidex No. 2 reel.
I bought it nearly two years ago but I have rarely used it, and now I have a Mitchell 300 and 352 I can't really see me using it again.
Therefore, as I am not a collectr ( I like to use all the rods and reels I have) I will probably sell it fairly soon - but it wasn't cheap - so I would want to get most of money back.
The first time I used it at the farm pool I fish, with my MKIV, I hooked and landed 5 carp to 9lbs ( that was back in April 2011):

PM sent to you Julian.