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Internally geared wheel

Patent drawing sheet showing nine mechanical diagrams of a fishing reel's internal gear, cam, click, and drag mechanism, plus two side-view assemblies of the full reel with spool and crank handle.

FISHING-REEL.John S. Freese · July 3, 1894

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