VTG/Antique Handmade Handline Fishing Reel Brass Center Pin and Knob!!

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VTG/Antique Handmade Handline Fishing Reel Brass Center Pin and Knob!!.
I have this figured as 1940’s era, but I’m no real expert. The line is marked every foot with a black mark and red lines at every 5 foot interval. Some collectors call this a “Home made” reel and that’s just not accurate IMO where this reel is concerned. My friends in ORCA theorize that these reels were made locally by different
Machine shops nation wide as a tax free income on the side, and that’s why when these types pop up they are always unmarked. Very well made, and still smooth as silk after a few drops of oil through the Oiler hole.
Thanks for looking! I combine shipping!