The Fishing Reel Patent Archive

The mechanical heart of American angling

Multiplying reel

Patent drawing of a cylindrical fishing reel showing its screw-threaded metal drum, cup-shaped end caps, internal spool and pinion gearing, and side crank handle.FISHING-REEL.George H. Palmer · July 24, 1883Patent drawing of a multiplying fishing reel showing an end view with crank handle, an exploded gear-train side view labeled with letters A through M, a perspective view of the frame without spool, and a separate figure-eight shaped retaining plate.FISHING-LINE REELWilliam B. Carpenter · August 16, 1887Patent drawing sheets showing a fishing reel's internal gear mechanism including a circular gear-and-disk assembly, a longitudinal cross-section of the spool and crank-shaft, and a side elevation with visible cross-bars, click-wheel, and brake linkage.FISHING-REEL.William H. Atkinson · November 17, 1891Patent drawing of a spring-powered fishing reel showing a circular gear train inside a housing with pillars, a folding crank handle, and cross-sectional views revealing internal spur wheels, pinions, and a volute spring mechanism.FISHING-REELElbert B. Porter · May 16, 1893Patent drawing showing a fishing reel in longitudinal section with labeled frame, spool, gearing, crank, and a friction spring inside the crank hub, plus enlarged cross-section views of the spring mechanism.AUTOMATIC FISHING-REEL.Henry S. Stebbins · June 18, 1895Patent drawing showing a cylindrical fishing reel with two side plates connected by pillars, a crank handle, and an internal spider-shaped brake mechanism with toothed jaws visible in cutaway face views.FISHING-REELEdward Charles Vom Hofe · July 14, 1896