Reel Manufacturers & Major Distributors - C
C.A.P.
Carpano and Pons Co., France, 1937-1950s. Manufactured popular spinning reels.
Manufacturer of reels with the C.A.P. logo, as well as the popular Mitchell
spinning reels.
CARGEM.
Gemonio, Italy, 1950s-1960s. Manufacturer of quality spinning reels, with the
ultra light Mignon reel being a rival of the better known Alcedo Micron.
CARLTON REELS.
Carlton Manufacturing Co., Rochester, New York, 1903-1908. The Carlton
Manufacturing Company was founded by Harvey Carlton in 1903. The reels
produced by Carlton were very innovative, and mostly original in design.
Some aspects of his fly reels seem to be borrowed from other successful
designs. The 9X multiplier was patented by Carlton on October 27, 1903,
along with an extendible crank handle. In 1905 Carlton patented a free
spool clutch and a rim mounted drag and click, operated by sliding
plates on the tailplate rim. In 1908 the Carlton Manufacturing Company
was reorganized as the Rochester Reel Company.
CARTER-DUNK
CASTMASTER.
CASTOMATIC.
CENTAURE.
CHAMBERLIN CARTRIDGE & TARGET REEL.
CHAPMAN & SON.
CHICAGO STREAMLINER.
CHUBB, THOMAS H.
CO. Post Falls, Vermont, 1869-1920s. Thomas Chubb endured several
disastrous fires, and sold out to Montague Rod Co. in 1891. Montague rebuilt the
factory and continued production under the Chubb name and logo into the 1920s.
Most famous as a mass manufacturer of bamboo rods, Chubb produced a number of
unmarked fly reels, or reels marked with retailer names. However, the Thomas
Chubb Co. did produce one notable reel in the Henshall-Van Antwerp reel. This
reel was produced in three versions in the 1880s and 1890s. This reel is highly
collectible and commands a premium price. [see also Henshall - Van Antwerp
Reel].
CLARK, HORROCKS & CO.
CLARKSON CASTEY REEL.
CLERK, ANDREW &
CO. New York, New York, 1820-1875. Clerk was a major retailer of New York
style reels, and other products of the major NYC reel factories, and most seem
to be Conroy products. Most of these were brass reels marked
A. Clerk & Co. In 1875 Andrew Clerk & Co.
was purchased by Abbey & Imbrie [see entry]
CLINTON REEL.
Manufactured by Charles M. Clinton [1834-1909] in Ithaca, New York. The
horizontal Clinton fly reel was patented on October 29, 1889. It is an obvious
metal copy of the Fowler hard rubber “Gem” [see entry]. The Clinton reel was
manufactured in both German silver and aluminum. This reel lasted until the
early 1900s before taking its place as one of the sought after collectibles. The
reel is rare.
COATES REEL.
This reel was manufactured by Abraham Coates of Watertown, New York. On
March 20, 1888 Coates received a patent for a rod and reel combination, and
another one for the reel alone. The reel is a small, horizontal fly reel. It has
a crank that can be attached either to the spool axle as a normal single action
reel, or can be moved to attach to a gear stem that make the reel a multiplier.
This unique reel has a great deal of eye appeal, and is thus in demand. It is
made of nickel plated brass.
COIT ELECTRIC REEL. (See also Electric Reel Company)
COLGROVE REEL.
Colgrove Tackle Co. Vancouver, Washington. An unusual pop-up sidecast
reel manufactured in the early 1950s. MORE
COMPAC.
CONGRESS.
A trademark granted to Supplee Hardware Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in two
different forms in 1903 and 1906. It is often found on generic reels
manufactured for this company.
CONNECTICUT REEL COMPANY.
CONROY.
COSGROVE TACKLE COMPANY.
COXE, J. A. There are two facets to J. A. Coxe Reels. First was the wonderful hand
made big game reels manufactured by Coxe in his California workshop, and
second were those mass produced reels manufactured by Bronson Reel Co. of
Bronson, Michigan.
COZZONE CORPORATION, THE. Newark, NJ.
1924-31. This company mainly manufactured a line of quality salt water reels.
However, they also manufactured a quality fly reel. All are sought after by
collectors today. The company was owned by John A. Cozzone, a Newark machinist
and friend of the Meisselbach brothers and Pliny Catucci.
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CRACK.
CREEK CHUB BAIT CO.
CROOK, J. B. & CO.
CRUSADER.
CYCLOID MICROMATIC.
