mitchell salt water

Our Mitchell Museum gets many great questions we'll try to post here to help more than one person...
Post Reply
User avatar
[email protected]
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:14 pm

mitchell salt water

Post by [email protected] »

i am confused dating my Mitchell salt water, serial # A43474 on body cover, full bale, no garcia, thanks for any help


User avatar
GreatLaker
Posts: 232
Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:05 am

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by GreatLaker »

timben,
Welcome to the Mitchell Reel Museum Forum (MRM) :text-welcomeconfetti:

You don't mention which model reel you have and that might help us to answer your question.
As far as I know personally, we don't have a method to date reels that are "salt water" types but I may be wrong as I have very little knowledge of these types of reels.

Hopefully someone will be along who can give you better information.

Kind Regards,
Bill :D


User avatar
[email protected]
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:14 pm

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by [email protected] »

THERE IS NO MODEL # ON THE REEL


User avatar
[email protected]
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:14 pm

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by [email protected] »

It is just etched or stamped Mitchell Salt Water,thanks


User avatar
piscesman
Posts: 185
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2021 10:24 pm

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by piscesman »

OK, I'll take a stab at it. I believe you have a Mitchell 302 Saltwater reel pre-Garcia engraved. According to Dennis Roberts Value Guide, Garcia wasn't engraved until circa 1958. Still the same reel but now has Garcia on it for North American distribution. Hope this helps...........
Kim


Also, before they were engraved there were stickers attached to the handle side with Garcia printed on them.......


User avatar
[email protected]
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:14 pm

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by [email protected] »

no sticker and no residue from one, no model #, serial # shows as 1950 but it's a full bale.


User avatar
GreatLaker
Posts: 232
Joined: Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:05 am

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by GreatLaker »

timben,
How about posting a few photos of the reel so we can have a look see?
We'll help you get it sorted out. :banana-wrench:
Kind Regards,
Bill :D


User avatar
Sandman
Posts: 117
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:39 am
Location: Portland, OR

Re: mitchell salt water

Post by Sandman »

timben, your Salt Water reel dates to production year 1955. It would of had a yellow/black Garcia sticker. The 302 model number was not engraved on these until 1956. The serial numbers were sequentially numbered, so yours was the 43,474 produced, inclusive of right hand crank (303) Salt Water reels. At this time, these were not distributed in Europe, presumably due to the full bale patent in the UK.

Sandman


Post Reply