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Mitchell 300 Clone - International 100 Reel
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:52 pm
by jtwill98
Another discovery, are these photos of an International 100 Reel (Mitchell 300 clone)
- Made in Japan Exclusively for Ocean City Manufacturing Co.
- Intl100-1.jpg (112.82 KiB) Viewed 4310 times
- Early half-bail clone
- Intl100-2.jpg (121.91 KiB) Viewed 4310 times
- Grease injection port on the back?
- Intl100-3.jpg (112.33 KiB) Viewed 4310 times
I don't recall seeing photos of this on MRM, but if there are, sorry for the duplicate.
Re: Mitchell 300 Clone - International 100 Reel
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:00 pm
by Bonaventure
This is nice, well made reel. Not a Mitchell, but a god clone
Glen in Nova Scotia
Re: Mitchell 300 Clone - International 100 Reel
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:18 pm
by JohnEboy
Nice looking and interesting reel . The clones often fall down in the internals .
Re: Mitchell 300 Clone - International 100 Reel
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:50 pm
by FusilDarne
That is a good looking reel. The grease fitting is a really good idea, but, it is doubtful any Americans would have a grease gun that fit that zerk, unless it came with the reel.
Thanks for the history lesson.
Ted
Re: Mitchell 300 Clone - International 100 Reel
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:45 pm
by GreatLaker
jtwill98,
Thank you for posting those beautiful photos. I believe those photos are some of the best ever posted of that reel on the forum.
In my opinion the term "Clone" does not really fit this reel and a better description would be to call it a copy. Surely most collectors can spot at least a half dozen variances form a Mitchell. Among my first thoughts was how was the manufacturer able to get past the Mitchell patents?
Photos of this reel have been posted on the MRM but were lost when a hacker broke in and wrecked much of the site several years ago.
Kind Regards,
Bill
