Jw young reel valuation

[Richard Edwards]

I purchased this reel around 10 years ago on eBay the owner had passed away and his family was selling it and said he had links to jw young
As you can see it has a different finish to other reels of this type almost a Matt grey finish no writing on the back plate and a spoked drum which I’ve never seen on one of these it’s also 16g lighter than the listed weight on jw youngs site there’s also no paperwork but came in a wooden box
I’m looking to sell it but don’t know how to value it do you think the rarity adds value

 

[Mark Evans 2]

If that came out of the Redditch factory before we had to sell to Masterline than I would been involved in putting it together

Looks like a standard Purist caged lightweight. Although I can't recall if we had a full production run of those before we closed but im sure we did?

Looks pretty standard to me minus the printing on the back which was just a ink/paint that used to be heat cured in a oven.

It's either a early test version which I didn't print or someone has cleaned the print off. Anodising looks like the standard colour on those.

 

[Mark Evans 2]

If it came from Masterline or the owners who bought the Young's name then it still looks like a standard caged lightweight, I think they switched to engraving rather than printing? So might be test run that they didn't engrave?

Actually I just noticed the serial number in the back plate. I didn't recall us engraving Young's in them when we did them in Redditch, I'm sure we only engraved the S/R number so I'm gonna guess it's a Young's Purist caged lightweight but from the current owners of the business.

 

[Richard Edwards]

Ok thanks mark it’s definitely not standard I have a 3 of these cls the others are a bronze colour this is grey and rougher feeling also the big difference is the centre drum here’s a standard cl to compare
Serial no 0112 if that helps

 

[Mike Window]

The drum looks the same as those fitted to my J.W.Young Bob James centrepins
and the colour looks similar although the BJ series have rim lever ratchets

 

[Mark Evans 2]

I'd say it's one from th current owners then

Those Redditch ones with the printed backplates were the best.....lol

 

[Richard Edwards]

I don’t think any corners have been cut building this mark of the 3 I own it feels the nicer reel

 

[Bob Watson]

I'd value it a tenner................

I'll give you £20

 

[Ian Woods]

I'd suggest you contact Garry Mills at Mill Tackle and ask him about your reel. He will have made the reel.

 

[Mark Evans 2]

I didn't say any had been cut, I was jokingly being biased that the best ones came from us in Redditch with Garry as our assembly manager.