The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

So at last the NY-O-Lite,made by the Dupont Corporation USA in the1950's to showcase what could be done with their new material.Body and internal gear mechanism made of nylon.I absolutely love it but my good friend Clive,a 7th Dan Philistine said it looks like it came out of a Woolworths bargain bucket.Boxed with spare spool and parts schematic.Then I found another one !!!

Been trying to find one of these for quite a while, at sensible money.
Well done, great result.

Looks very different/interesting….!

Beautiful and awful.

Andyman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:51 pm Been trying to find one of these for quite a while, at sensible money.
Well done, great result.

The first one I ever had was just the reel on it's own.I found these two within a month of each other !!! They were made in other two-tone colours,a gold version and a green version I believe.You CAN get lucky on 'that auction site' but they simply don't appear very often.I bet there are 1000's of them hidden and forgotten in garages in the U.S.

Lovely colours.

Fredline wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:49 pm Lovely colours.

The MAGNIFICENT Fredline strikes again.Lovely pictures.

Russell Howard Brown wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:30 pm

Andyman wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:51 pm Been trying to find one of these for quite a while, at sensible money.
Well done, great result.

The first one I ever had was just the reel on it's own.I found these two within a month of each other !!! They were made in other two-tone colours,a gold version and a green version I believe.You CAN get lucky on 'that auction site' but they simply don't appear very often.I bet there are 1000's of them hidden and forgotten in garages in the U.S.

Funny looking , innovative, interesting , "of their day or plain naff ? Difficult to pin it down. Maybe a quirky bit of fun angling history . They look weirdly tactile!
I expect I'm not the only one who did an internet search and turned up the fact that they were supposed to cost $13 but may not've sold particularly as they were pretty soon being offered for half that.
Yes ,weirdly tactile . I can see the attraction.

Spot on Kev. They are very tactile and come with a lifetime guarantee. The green version shown is a first edition and has a 3 screw backplate and a shorter handle. A nightmare to turn but great to look at.

I love them, for some reason they remind me of those early iMacs, which came in translucent blue and tangerine colours.