a 1496 that I never really had an application for, petted and passed on - this reel is 1935, origin of the arbor covering the 6 sculpted inner spool pins.

Awesome catalog - and no upcharge for the 1592-4-6

Ron, thanks for the reel eye candy

Love seeing these, and any with an agate tend to truly draw me in...

A Medalist with an agate line guide, or just a reel with an agate line guide, ex., Hardy St. George, Perfect, etc.?

Ron, yes, there are lots of etc.'s, in my etc.'s. Young was one for sure, as evidenced by your hooker lipsticks. Just in my opinion, Pflueger ring/round line guards were far more practical, still aesthetically pleasing, but not as organically beautiful as agates.

Stock market crash of 1929 kicked off The Great Depression.

They Never were blue collar reels - at least not before 1983 when they moved to Japan.
I couldn't afford one in 1974 with my first fly rod.
They have Always been America's premiere production fly reel - at least for the 55 years they were made in the US.

of course there are reel photos, and then there are reel photos ('33 click-pawl)

Probably should be a separate topic, but before the post-war entertainment boom, there really weren't blue-collar fishermen. Pre-WWI angling belonged to the wealthy, between the wars the professional class joined in. Post-WWII has a plethora of under-designed and cheaply stamped-sheet fly reel production, well-represented on ebay.
Also made clear by the tackle ads in magazines and the targeted audience of the magazine - google books is a great place to search old periodicals.
Sporting arms and agrarian survival arms are equally separated, but any farmer/rancher could justify the need for a firearm or two, and probably couldn't justify a Winchester rod and reel.

About the magazines, compare 1975 Field and Stream to 1930 Forest and Stream -
https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm ... ist&num=10
The difference is more striking if you go back before WWI, though I'm having a tough time googling examples of Outdoor Magazine.
https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search

My favorite example '51 Ward's catalog didn't offer the Medalist - it was reserved for more crusty tackle purveyors.

My grandfather had catalpa trees next to his garden - their only purpose was to get the worms for cane pole and trotline.

Bulldog, do you think running a knurling tool through the shaft of a reel like Kurtrs' would work to remove the wobble?

Lined up like good soldiers...what I call 'art' on my office wall...what my wife calls 'stuff'...

1494, my first medalist, picked up earlier this month along with the rod. time for a tube of hot sauce.....

Sandman , that photo is very attractive! Well done ...