The 200 year old brass pin stop winch

For approx. 200 years the angler and engineer/designer have been working on an efficient way to stop, check, brake or slow down the drum on a fishing reel. This little 2” diameter multiplier action brass winch, or wind as they were known, dates c.1850, many date earlier. Its main brake feature is the little ball [...]
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