G.S. Gates fishing reel patent model
date: label: Date made
content: 1888
notes: label: Description
content: Fishing reel patent model developed by George S. Gates of Athol, MA. .The model was supplied to the United States Patent Office in conjunction with his patent application; no. 377,100, dated January 31, 1888. Gates' reel had a sliding spring that freed the driveshaft from the crank.
label: Description
content: Between 1790 and1880, a submitted working model was required as part of the U.S. Patent application process.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Fishing
label: level of sport
content: recreational
label: web subject
content: Patent Models
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.59.0046
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: catalog number
content: 59.46
label: patent number
content: 377,100
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Reel Patent Model
label: Object Name
content: patent model, fishing reel
label: Object Name
content: reel, fishing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 8.255 cm x 8.89 cm