| Marhoff Collection Features and Notes – Len Sawisch 5/7/2018 | |||||||
| My ID | Model | Pawl | Caps | Handle | Click/Drag | H Nut | Notes |
| Marhoff Reel Co. | Version two reels start showing Shakespeare stamping and more Shakespeare parts/tooling/threads (MRC production circa 1907 to early 1908; Shakespeare production circa 1908) | ||||||
| MRC-1 | MRC v1 | B-1 | MRC | MRC | CD | R | No. 225, traced from Vernon to Garrison to Sawisch |
| MRC-2 | MRC v1 | * | MRC | MRC | CD | R | No. 307, *Missing worm gear and line guide |
| MRC-3 | MRC v2 | B-1 | MRC | * | CD | R | No serial number data, Replaced foot, Shake worm gear, MRC drive gear, *Shake handle (filed hole to fit MRC gear shaft) |
| MRC-4 | MRC v2 | B-1 | MRC | MRC | CD | R | No. 866, Shakespeare stamping, per Eric Jeska |
| Shake. Marhoff Patent | New head plate cover with bushing on silver circle, New head plate, Tail Plate top stamp reads “Marhoff Patent, Level, Winding Reel,” Bottom had Shakespeare Jr. Co stamp (production circa 1908 thru 1910) | ||||||
| SM-1 | 1909 | SMP | SMP | CB-S | CD | R | No. 1632, Factory Experiment? Hook holder added to carriage, Rear spool bell drag (similar to SB 1131) attempted addition on rear plate, prototype? |
| SM-2 | 1909 | SMP-*B-1 | SMP-J | CB-F | CD | R | No. 1941, SMP-1 line guide ground to B-1 (prototype?), *Double jeweled (end caps and bushings) |
| SM-3 | 1909 | B-1 | M | CB-S | CD | H | No. 2006, late 1909 |
| 1910 Model | First model with ‘1964’ stamp on lower Tail plate below Shakespeare co. stamp, New Oval foot stamping w/ serial number and model indicator (year) – (production circa 1909 thru 1911) | ||||||
| 10-1 | 1910 J* | B-1 | DC-J | CB-F | CD | R | No. 2401, 1964 & Oval foot stamp, *double jeweled |
| 10-2 | 1910 | ? | ? | ? | CD | H | No. 2526, Parts |
| 10 & 12 1 | 1910/1912 | B-1 | CM | CB* | CD | R | No. 3177, Date double stamp, * plain counter weight |
| 1912 Model | Serial numbers stop during last of the production run, replaced on oval foot stamp with yardage, First use of end cap clips (production circa 1910 thru 1912) | ||||||
| 12-1 | 1912 | B-1 | CM | LD | CD | H | No. 3755 |
| 12-2 | 1912 | SMP | CM | LD | CD | H | No. 4528 |
| 12-3 | 1912 | B-1 | CM | LD | CD | R | No. 4646 |
| 12-4 | 1912 | SMP | CM | LD | CD | H | 80yds in place of serial number on foot, Bad stamping? Foot from different reel? |
| 1914 Model | Fish Eye end caps, Long or short handle option (production circa 1913 thru 1917 – not clear how WW I affected production) | ||||||
| 14-1 | 1914 | B-1 | FCR | LD | CD | H | 100yds (no SN), Red fish eye caps |
| 14-2 | 1914 | B-2 | FCW | SD | CD | H | 100yds (no SN), White fish eye caps |
| 1918 Model | First use of double caps – jeweled, First use of front loading pawl carriage riding on added support pillar, Worm gear in standard position so line guide is very short, Possible intro of red box, first use of Gray box (production circa 1917 thru 1918) | ||||||
| 18-1-B? | 1918 v1 | Front 1 | D | LD | CD | H | Double end caps, Front loading pawl, Leather bag, small wrench, pawl envelope, does not reference front pawl, (Red Box?) |
| 18-2 | 1918 v1 | Front 1 | D | LD | CD | H | |
| 18-3-B | 1918 v1-2 | B-1* | D | SD | CD | H | First version Gray box, First reel version transition to second version as *front pawl frame modified for standard line guide |
| 18-4 | 1918 v2 | B-1 | D | SD | CD | H | Back to bottom loading pawl |
| Intro Box | First cardboard box?, Red and Gold box, label on top and on side of low box bottom, Top does not extend to bottom | ||||||
| 1919 Model | v1. Two 1919 reels found with long drive gear, no support post, just longer bushed collar on head plate with oil port (drive gear mounted like Shakespeare built South Bend 1131-B reels, v2. Like 1918 (production circa 1918 thru 1919, unclear when v2 introduced) | ||||||
| 19-1 | 1919* v1 | B-1* | D | LD | CD | H | 7/16 collar w oil port, * appears 1918 over-stamped 1919, * pawl plate is not Shakespere, pawl is hollow with a spring for tension |
| 19-2 | 1919 v2 | N-1 | D | LD | CD | H | 5/16 collar no port, 9/8 |
| 1922 Model | v1 -Front loading pawl, worm gear lower, line guide standard length. v2 Bottom loading pawl, Oval logo on back (‘Made in Kalamazoo U.S.A, Shakespeare, Honor Built Honor Sold; jumping fish), ‘No. 1964’ stamp above end cap (production circa 1919 thru 1923) | ||||||
| 22-1 | 1922 v1 | Front-2 | D | LD | CD | H | Line carriage rides both worm gear and stabalizing bar |
| 22-2 | 1922 v1 | Front-2 | D | LD | CD | H | |
| 22-3 | 1922 v1-2 | N-1* | D** | LD | CD | H*** | Prototype LW Transition?, *Modified front loading pawl frame (dropped brace bare, filled holes, longer line guide wire) ** chromium caps *** oil port in hex handle nut |
| 22-4-B | 1922 v2 | B-3 | D | LD | CD | H | Box, Envelope, large wrench, yellow cloth bag, Back to bottom loading pawl, New tail plate stamping |
| 22-5-B | 1922 v2 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | Box, yellow cloth bag |
| 22-6 | 1922 v2 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| 1924 Model | Bakelite head plate cover(production circa 1923 thru 1925) | ||||||
| 24-1-B | 1924 | B-2* | D | SD | CD | H | Gray Box, * chromium carriage |
| 24-2 | 1924 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| 24-3 | 1924 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| 24-4 | 1924 | B-3* | D | SD | CD | H | * chromium carriage |
| 24-5-B | 1924 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | German Silver ?, box |
| Model 26 1926 | Model designation changed to “Model 26”, Foot stamping eliminates the round logo, Replaced with four line stamping – MODEL 26, 100YDS., PATENTED, MADE IN U.S.A. (production circa 1925 thru 1929) | ||||||
| 26-1-B | 1926 | B-2 | D | SD | CD | H | Gray Box (pat 1925) w/ graphics on end, pawl envelope, screw driver, Early nickel?, High 1964, Low oval, bronze worm gear |
| 26-2-B | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | First Orange box, yellow cloth bag, Care brochure |
| 26-3 | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| 26-4 | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| 26-5-B | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | 1st New Marhoff Box (Pat. Sticker 1926), yellow cloth bag |
| 26-6-B | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | 2nd New Marhoff box #4165 (Pat on box back, 1928) |
| 26-7 | 1926 | B-3 | D | SD | CD | H | |
| No Model Number | New tail plate stamp eliminates the word ‘Patent’, Drag eliminated, Slide click w/ standard Shakespeare button on tail plate (production somewhere circa 1928-1929?) | ||||||
| 26-30-1 | 26-30 Trans | B-2 – C | D | SD | SCO-V | H | Transition/Prototype? No model stamp, Volcano slide click, No drag, Tail plate stamps like Model 26 and 30, Chromed carriage |
| Model 30 1930 | Fancy slide click button (‘Wedding cake’ shape), still no drag (production circa 1929 thru 1930) | ||||||
| 30-1-B | 30 | B-3 | D | SD | SCO-W | H | ‘New Marhoff’ box |
| 30-2 | 30 | B-3 | D | SD | SCO-W | H | |
| 30-3 | 30 | B-3 | D | SD | SCO-W | H | |
| 30-4 | 30 | B-3 | D | SD | SCO-W | H | |
| Model 31 1931 | Back stamp high ‘Shakespeare’, script ‘Marhoff’, ‘1964’ (no ‘No.’); low ‘Model 31’, Dial adjust drag on head cap; Mottled black & pearl grasp, Foot stamp ‘MADE in U.S.A.’ “PATENTED’, Advertised gold plated version ‘1964-A’ (production circa 1930 thru 1931) | ||||||
| 31-1-B | 31 | B-2 | D | SDM | SCO-V | H | New Logo box (Pat 1930), yellow bag (Logo Design Pat given in 1931) |
| 31-2 | 31 | N-1 | D | SDM | SCO-V | H | Cork arbor, GS? |
| 31-3 | 31-A | B-3 | D | SDM | SCO-V | H | Stamped “Model 31 A” but clearly not gold plated |
| Model 32 Model HJ | Mottled head plate cover, Removable worm gear, ‘Replacable brass bushings’, Transitions mid-production to ‘Model HJ’ (production circa 1931 thru 1935) 1932 Catalog: “Burlite Black Antique head ring, with ebony pyralin grips with mother of pearl inlays.” | ||||||
| 32-1 | 32 | B-2 | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Black & Pearl Head (very dark). Model 32 stamp |
| 32-2* | 32* | N-2E Q | D | SDM Green | SC Dial | H | *Gold plated, Green grips, no 1964-A stamp, Quadro Pawl |
| HJ-3 | HJ | B-2 | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Black & Pearl Head, matching grips, Stamped Model HJ |
| HJ-4 | HJ | SB-2 | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Black & Pearl Head (very dark), <S> logo on line carriage |
| HJ-5-B | HJ | SB-2 | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Box, NRA Care booklet, Wrench, Bag |
| HJ-6*-B | HJ* | SB-2 QR | D | SDM Green | SC Dial | H | *Gold plated, Aluminun spool, modified Quadro Pawl, Gold Box, Yellow bag, screw driver, |
| Model HF 1935 | New line guide carriage extends into back plate on later production – reduces carriage ‘wiggle’ (production circa 1934 thru 1935) | ||||||
| HF-1 | HF | N-2 E Q | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Quadro Pawl, Gray and pearl Head |
| HF-2 | HF AS | N-2 E Q | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | |
| HF-3 | HF | N-2 E Q | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | |
| Model HE 1936 | Quadro pawl retrofitted by adding brass bushing to Quadro pawl carriage (allows standard pawlto fit over-sized hole needed by quadro pawl (production circa 1936) | ||||||
| HE-1-B | HE | N-2 E QR | D | SDM | SC Dial | H | Box, Quadro Pawl Carriage has regular pawl w/ brass bushing |
| Model HD 1937 | Drag system w/ dial under handle, New handle blank shape w/ un-bushed peened grasps, Head plate cover holds new drive gear bridge via two screws, Worm gear cover with leading edge cut up; tabs appear lower (production circa 1936 thru 1938) | ||||||
| HD-1 | HD | N-2 E QR* | D-2 | SD2 | SC Disc | H** | *Cut away worm gear cover, **Stepped handle nut |
| HD-2 | HD | N-3 E | D-2 | SD2 | SC Disc | H | |
| Model HB 1939 | Peened click spring – eliminated screws (production circa 1939) | ||||||
| HB-1 | HB | N-3 E | D2OP | SD2 | SC Disc | HP | Peened click, otherwise like HD-2 |
| Model GL – GA 1940 | Eliminate removable worm gear, Add ‘Nickel Silver’ to tail plate stamp above Model, New bell grasps, All spools aluminum (production circa 1939 thru 1940) | ||||||
| GA-1 | GA-AS | N-3 E | D2OP | SD2B | SC Disc | HP | Marked GA, same year as GL |
| GL-1 | GL-AS | N-3 E | D2OP | SD2B | SC Disc | HP | |
| GL-2 | GL-AS | N-3 E | D2OP | SD2B | SC Disc | HP | |
| GL-3 | GL-AS | N-3 E | D2OP | SD2B | SC Disc | HP | |
| Model GK 1941 | Green anodized aluminum head plate cover, Drag screw adjustment, Yellow bell grasp, Cupped pawl plate, Line clip on carriage (later offered as option), Handle nut port w/ spring loaded cover, Spool bushings jeweled (production circa 1940 thru 1945 – WW II years) | ||||||
| GK-1-B | GK-AS | N-4 E | D2OP | SD2Y | SC Screw | HP-2 | box, bag, screw driver, care manual |
| GK-2 | GK-AS | N-4 E | D2OP | SD2Y | SC Screw | HP-2 | |
| Model GE 1946 | v1 – Return of removable levelwind, Eliminate cupped pawl plate, line clip, spool bushing jewels (production circa 1945 thru 50″s?); v2 Anodized black steel head cover (Salt Water), Box marked ‘S’; v3 No ‘Nickel Silver’ stamp (Model GE still available into early 1960’s) | ||||||
| GE-1*B | GE | N-3 E | DC-J* | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | *None factory Narrow Spool built on Sportcast frame, Jeweled end caps, Post 45 Banner Box, papers, tan bag, marked tool |
| GE-2-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 45 Banner Box, papers |
| GE-3-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 45 Banner box, papers, tool, tan bag |
| GE-4-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 49, Red blue Plastic box |
| GE-5-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 49 Red blue box, papers |
| GE-6-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 49 Red blue Box, Green bag |
| GE-7-B | GE | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 1953 Red blue box, papers, bag marked tool |
| GEv2-1-B | GE-S | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Salt Water w/red blue box, papers, plastic arbor |
| Gev2-2-B | GE-S | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Saltwater, Circle box, papers |
| GEv3-1-B | GEv3 | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 50 Red blue box, papers, arbor, tool, green bag |
| GEv3-2-B | GEv3 | N-3 E | D2OP | SD3 | SC Screw | HP-2 | Post 53 Circle box, tan bag, papers, unmarked tool |
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