Humphrey's Reel Model 4A
date: label: Date made
content: 1946 - 1952
label: date made
content: after 1952
notes: label: Description
content: The Humphrey's 4-A, and its smaller version, the 3-A, were the first full enclosed stainless steel fishing reels. The design was patented by IB Humphreys in 1952. This example was used by the donor, Mr. William A. Strong of Cleveland, Ohio.
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
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: From Mr. William A Strong.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.64.0916
label: accession number
content: 250925
label: catalog number
content: 64.916
label: patent number
content: 2,584,0202
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Reel
label: Object Name
content: fishing reel
label: Object Name
content: reel, fishing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: stainless steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm