What Kind Of Hand Reel Is This?
Jul 5, 2019 11:41:38 #
Found at an estate sale. Doesn't look that old but might be. Have searched the web for images to no avail. I believe the stamp on the handle says Drop Liner with patent applied for below it. I can't make out a tiny stamp at the top. It is very well made and in perfect condition.
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charlykilo
Loc: Garden Valley Ca
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-1900s-THE-DROP-LINER-WOODEN-FISHING-REEL-HANDLE-WORKING-VTG-CONDITION-/113361757770
An other one?
An other one?
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Jul 5, 2019 15:59:35 #
You mentioned that the line was short. To be a depth gauge it would need probably 80’ and markings to count as it would descend or on retrieval. I made a rudimentary gauge and had knots and black marks every 5 feet. Early ships used the same principle. Now you know that I’m Old....
Jul 5, 2019 17:47:07 #
Yep, that's what it is. A depth sounder. You attach a weight to the snap on the end and count the knots as it goes down or you reel the string in. Or the line was marked. Prehistoric depth finder. VBG!
Jul 6, 2019 06:03:52 #
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Depth was measured in fathoms pr feet. My guess this was used to find the deepest water in a pond or small lake.
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