Hi, a friend had a 'Playfair centrabrake aberdeen 3 inch reel', as i'm a coarse fisherman i have no idea about these reels and neither does he. I can't find any information on the web about these reels. its in fairly good condition, only damage seems to be to the reel's foot. If anyone knows anything about these i.e Age, worth, please could you get in touch. its a lovely little reel and i thought it could possibly be worth something. if anyone would like any pictures please msg me. thanks, Billy

Does it look like either of these?



They were both made by Smith & Wall in Birmingham, the one on the left in around 1920 and the one on the right around 1930. They both have brass spindle nuts on the back, and are worth around 330 - £50.




If the back looks more like this:



Then you've probably got one made by Walter Dingley and it's worth quite a bit more. I'm afraid I haven't got a photo of the front on a Dingley Centre Brake. Have a look inside and see if there's a "D" stamped anywhere.

And post the photos so we can all have a look.

Regards,

Doc