BEAUTIFUL nice condition, Hardwood-Brass used to make this 2-1/2in, 6cm Diametre FISHING REEL with simple Brass fittings Makers mark stamped BARTLEET MADE IN ENLAND also has on edge of inner rim another mark which I cannot make out ? Centre nut hard to shift, no chips & in good condition, The small black handles are perfect no cracks & it winds Silently , no ratchet of course! Age ? early1900s & Make we know! its Nottingham style made available & importe...d to Australia. Enjoy. Free Post Australia.
The reels are English Nottinghams, made in the 1930s. Made by Milwood Bartleet and sons in Redditch, England. They were availble by quite a few Australian Tackle shops. Look great on display.