Reel Talk with Jim Schottenham Episode 6

A raised pillar Thomas Chubb trout reel, patented in 1883. The star Chubb logo is somewhat visible, making it a rare find.

The design patent for Thomas Chubb's raised pillar trout reel, showing the convex shape of the reel plates.

A listing for the raised pillar reel in the 1891 Chubb catalog.

An unmarked brass trout reel. There's a slight lip on the rim that prevents line from becoming tangled underneath the handle.

A page from J.H. Keen's book Fishing Tackle: Its Materials and Manufacture . The illustration matches the look of the unmarked brass reel and describes it as a Mills' patent winch.

An Ideal reel from the Rochester Reel Company.

A patent awarded to Andrew Wollensak for the new Ideal reel in 1910.

A side mount Gem reel from the Rochester Reel Company.

The markings on the side of the Gem reel from the Rochester Reel Company.

The Meek No. 44 fly reel, the first version made by the company.

A Talbot Ben Hur reel.

The 1907 Abercrombie & Fitch catalog listing for the Talbot Ben Hur reel featuring two different sizes.

A 1910 Abercrombie & Fitch catalog listing for the Talbot Ben Hur reel, now in one size.

An Edward Vom Hofe model 504 Tobique reel.

Albert Pettengill's 1887 patent for a reel that could be converted from a standard upright reel to a side mount reel.

A model 1 Pettengill reel marked "pat. pd'g."

An original trade card for the Pettengill fly reel touting it as a wire guard reel, produced between 1885 and 1887. From the collection of Jerry Girard.

The Pettengill reel was featured in this advertisement for the W. D. Chapman Son & Co.

A size 3 Pettengill reel set up as an upright mount; note that it does not sit quite flush.

A Pettengill reel set up as an upright mount; note that it does not sit quite flush.

A Pettengill reel with a checkered finish, produced after the patent was issued.

A number 4 Pettengill reel, set up as a side mount.

A number 4 Pettengill reel, set up as a side mount. The arm would act as a brake.

A Pettengill reel with a different grasp made of celluloid.

A Pettengill Mohawk reel with a sliding click switch.

The interior of the Pettengill Mohawk reel with a sliding click switch.

A prototype wooden reel box created by Stan Bogdan.

A letter from Orvis sales manager G. Dick Finlay to Stan Bogdan regarding putting Bogdan's new salmon reel in the 1957 Christmas catalog. He also suggests coating Bogdan's proposed wooden reel boxes with lacquer.