Vintage Airex Beachcomber Model 1 Spinning Reel Made in USA Lionel

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Vintage Airex Beachcomber Model 1 Spinning Reel Made in USA Lionel.Good paint and smooth bail.The reel is great for age.Hey here's a little info I fopund on the internet about these reels.Make for a good read at least.
Fixed-spool or spinning reels were first invented in Europe in the 1930s. After WW-II, a wealthy American sportsman named Bache Brown went to France, were he helped develop a small spinning reel that he named after himself and brought to the U.S. to market. His company was purchased in 1947 by toy maker Lionel and named Airex. That same year, Airex brought out a new model called the Beachcomber. It was not a very light reel, weighing in at 16 ounces and holding 250 yards of 15-pound-test mono. It had a full bail with an external trip, contrary to the half bail on most European reels. This was the beginning of a whole new era.
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