300 Mitchell 70th Anniversary Gold Trim Reel in Box
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300 Mitchell 70th Anniversary Gold Trim Reel in Box Closing : Mar-02-09 15:08:02 PST Click HERE for details! |
All knowledgeable Mitchell Collectors and Historians I've ever talked to have told me that they agree on my study of the first version 300 series called "The Mitchell" where I state it was first made in the late thirties. Since we really don't know for a fact the exact year and to be safe, 1939 is acceptable. They also know I have overwhelming factual and a LOT of circumstantial evidence to prove this.
Unfortunately all records from the thirties to the beginning of mass production in 1946 has never been found. Because of this; some believe and publish 1946 is when the first version was made knowing that in 1946/47 the third version was being sold!
Mike and I thought it would be nice to celebrate the 70th anniversary. In our enthusiasm, we truly believed a very special 70th Anniversary reel should be made to celebrate. Due to self funding and after a lot of failed attempts, we ended up with three that were somewhat acceptable.
Here's one of three made and paid for. This was my original Mitchell 3rd Version marked #011. Two others were made with plans for a total of 10-2nd versions and 90-3rd versions in total. Our plan was to try get back what it costs us, it was not a money making scheme. It's also highly marked not to be EVER be confused as an original. The box is hand-crafted walnut, the final result from an "artist" in Texas.
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