Mitchell Reel Forum

I thought Mates might be interested in this early ultra light spool for the Mitchell reel I was recently given.

I had thought these offered from about 1958 onwards from the paperwork I have seen, but I was told they might start earlier and sure enough, this one is so old it has the heart-shaped clicker inside.

It also has no metal tubing at the back of the axle mounting, just some further in for the release mechanism.

The tubing that the axle goes through is all plastic too, apart from the short section for the spool release mechanism.

The weight saving is a mere 7 grams, barely noticeable in the hand and not at all on a reel.

So far, I haven't seen another of these, nor has anyone else I have asked.

Excuse the focus, but I wanted to get the 'France' on the hidden side in.

Interesting, what does the top side of the spools look like?
Thank you Scott

Sorry for image delay, one-handed at the moment. You will see it does not have the four spool face bars indicating a shallow reel like the later ones: