| BUILD: | Probaly 1962, first sales data is 22 june 1963 ! |
| MATERIAL: | Aluminium |
| MADE IN: | France |
| SERIAL: | 1158023 on reel and on box ! |
| PRODUCED: | ? |
| PRICE: | € 0,- |
| BALL BEARINGS: | None |
| GEAR RATION: | 1:3.2 |
| WEIGHT: | ? |
| REMARKS: | Very nice Mitchell 304 without the CAP lettering on the body. Reel is used , but only has marks on foot, reel looks new.
Reel and box have same serial number 1158023 The user manual is also present and the sales paper with a stamp from the sales date including name of the shop. The sales date is 22 Juin 1963 which is 22-06-1963, so I estimate the reel was made in 1962/63. Following is the text from the seller at ebay: THE ITEM OFFERED IS A VINTAGE MITCHELL 304, IN CONDITION SO GOOD IT IS VERY NEARLY MINT, WITH ONLY FRACTIONAL SIGNS OF USE MECHANICALLY SOUND, BALE DROPS IN WITH LOUD CLUNK, ANTI REVERSE & CLUTCH SMOOTH AS SILK COMES WITH ORIGINAL PAPERWORK/ CUT AWAY ETC, WITH ORIGINAL GUARANTEE STAMPED JUNE 1963 FROM A SPORTS SHOP IN THE RUE DE CARBONNE, PARIS, ORIGINAL COMPLETE BUT REPAIRED BOX, INTERESTINGLY STAMPED " NOT FOR EXPORT " IN ENGLISH, FRENCH & GERMAN " ( IT WAS ALWAYS RUMOURED THE BEST MITCHELLS STAYED IN FRANCE ..... & GOOD SPARE SPOOL, A SUPERB EXAMPLE, NOT MANY LIKE THIS ABOUT.... |
The shop who sold the reel reads: CAMBRONNE , PECHE-CAMPING, A.Bernis , 62 Rue Cambronne, Paris-XV. It looks that this shop does not exist anymore today ! | |
