Reel #       Description

76

Meek No. 3, by The Horton MFG co., Bristol, Conn., sn. 9141, GS

$450

77

'Kentucky;, No. 5, GS, rare 1" narrow spool. marked 'Tho's Kite, Jr. / Cincinnati'.  

Sold by E. E. Eaton sporting goods, Chicago and other outlets

$4,500

78

B.C, Milam, Frankfort, Ky., No. '1', sn. 6543, GS, 'The Frankfort Kentucky Reel'

$3,500

79

V. L. & A., No 3, 'Expert', GS.

$300

80

B. F. Meek & Sons, Louisville, Ky.,  No. 3, sn 2967, GS, marked 'H. (?) L. Simpson' on back plate

$750

81

Wm. H. Talbot, 'ELI', Pat. 1901

$950

82

Meek, No 2, The Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn.,  GS

$450

83

J. F. & B. F. Meek, Frankfort, Ky.,  3:1 gear ratio, GS, name on bottom of back plate and counter weight of handle, all screws numbered, on both the front and back. (All '8' screws are numbered), ultra rare! c. 1830-40, one-of-a-kind, custom made.

$49,500

84

Meek & Milam, Frankfort, Ky., No. '0'(Zero), numbered screws, GS, ultra rare!

  SOLD

85

Edw. vom Hofe, Bass reel, Pat. '83

  SOLD

86

B.C. Milam, Frankfort, Ky., No. 4, sn. 8576, GS, engraved on back plate: 'Worlds Fair, 1893, Smith/Agnew'

$2,900

87

AL. FOSS, 'Easy Control', No. 3-25, Cleveland, O., sn. A652

$700

Al Foss was granted his first reel patent was on January 5, 1926. The second was on January 21, 1930 and the third on June 23, 1931. Being a tournament distance caster, Foss understood the importance of controlling the spool speed during the cast to prevent a line backlash. As such, his patents are involved with adding a centrifugal device to the spool to help prevent the caster from getting a backlash. His design concept was added to the reel his company sold. The reel was the Al Foss Easy Control 3-25 reel and was introduced in 1925. It came in both a polished and a matt finish. It was a size 3 reel and sold for $25, hence the number 3-25.

Reels with AL Foss's name on them are considered very special among collectors (R. Gast)

88

B. C. Milam, Frankfort, Ky., No. 3, The Frankfort Kentucky Reel, GS, #5 on foot, sn. 8682

$1,800

89

Talbot Reel & Mfg. Co., No. 33, sn. 5475

$900

90

Hardy Bros. 3 3/8 fly multiplier reel, The 'St. George' multiplier reel, three screw latch, made 1927-29, rare and scarce

P.O.R

91

Meek & Milam, Frankfort, Ky., No. 2, numbered screws, wide spool, brass reel

$3,500

92

Maurice Noel, Salmon fly reel by Maurice No�l Fly reels design, Montreal. Maker of Titanium reels.

 SOLD

93

B. F. Meek & Sons, Louisville, Ky., No. 3, sn. 4015, 'Blue Grass Reel', GS, engraved: 'J. J. Lowry'

$495

94

F. Fullilove, engraved:  'Made by F. Fullilove for J.B. Marin, Jr., Owenton, Ky.'

$6,750

Frank Fullilove was a jeweler in Owenton, KY and sold his reels out of his store. It is not know exactly when he started making his reels, but he received a patent for them on March 14, 1905. (ORCA)

95

Edward vom Hofe, 800, 1-0 'Matecombe', wide spool

$750

The model 800 name was changed from the Long Key to the Matecombe. The Wahoo model 570 had changes made to the sizes, the two 1/0 sizes were dropped and a new size 1 introduced. Model 560 had its name changed from the Matecombe to the “Beach Haven” and the size 1 wide drum was dropped.

96

J. C. Conroy & Co., N.Y., marked on foot bridge, #5

$450

97

Raised pillar, multiplying trout reel, #4 on foot, no name

$100

98

Meek & Milam, Frankfort, Ky.,  No. 3, with numbered screws, two dots on foot, handle with large counter balance, GS

$1,900

99

Talbot Reel & Mfg. Co.,'Managua', K. C. Mo., USA, sn. 8669

SOLD

100

Raised pillar fly reel, #100 on foot

  $600

101

B.F. Meek & Sons, Louisville, Ky., No.  44, fly reel, 2nd model, c. 1900, sn. 3904, GS, marked 'A. M. Buckley, Lenmour, Pa.'

$4,500

102

Talbot, 'Comet', sn. 6525

$600