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1879 patent

Patent drawing of a round fishing reel showing five figures: a side view with mounting foot, a front cross-section revealing the crank, spool-drum, and driving-shaft, two internal gear-train sections labeled with letters a through n, and a small circular detail of the click mechanism.

IMPROVEMENT IN FISHING-REELSL. Taylor Dickson · April 22, 1879

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