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Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:12 am
by Surrey Martin
Hi All. I have one of the above which I was given when I was a 12 year old by a old gentlemen who no longer used it !!! Can anyone tell me the approximate pricing of this these days ...I am not selling as I prize this reel ...although use a wide drum ariel for Barbel fishng .....any idea anyone . Pics attached
Cheers Surrey Martin
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:40 am
by St.John
Unbelievably rare and expensive basically (as you surely know!!) as in in the thousands. A lot of people regard them as the be all and end all of aerials and have sold children, pets and wives to acquire them!
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:47 am
by Surrey Martin
St john ..thanks for your reply . I am aware that they are rare but as for selling wives .........how many wives will they give for one ????? No its no good I must not will not sell it even for a few wives ....
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:55 am
by St.John
Surrey Martin wrote:St john ..thanks for your reply . I am aware that they are rare but as for selling wives .........how many wives will they give for one ????? No its no good I must not will not sell it even for a few wives ....
Hahah!!
They are lovely looking reels. Never seen one in the flesh but they are the one reel I would spend silly money on if I had it. Lucky boy!!! If that hit eBay at the right time I recon it'd go silly. Mind you-it'll only appreciate in price.
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 10:57 am
by St.John
It doesn't look in bad knick either! Give a good clean up with washing up liquid and warm water- bet it shines!
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:48 am
by Nobby
This is the one that was only made for the one year, isn't it?
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:16 pm
by Mark
I think you are right Nobby.
Model 9053-T2 Aerial Match (not to be confused with the post war Match Aerial), made from 1939 to 1940 in 4" only.
You have a lovely reel there Martin.
The purchase cost in 1939 was 42 shillings.
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:23 pm
by Macko
Could somebody PLEASE enlighten me, what is so good about this reel, when there are thousands
of better reels out there.
ATB Macko
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:43 pm
by Mark
Macko wrote:Could somebody PLEASE enlighten me, what is so good about this reel, when there are thousands
of better reels out there.
ATB Macko
For me it is it's history, made for just one year at the start of the second world war and I'm sure it would be a fine reel to use.
Re: Aerial Match 1939
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:02 pm
by Macko
But Mark, they've got no history, just because it was made for only 1 year doesn't make them special,
rare yes, special no.