1926 - Pflueger Medalist reels were produced. They succeed the conservative design, and are produced still now. 1930s-1940s - "Trademark, Pflueger Medalist, Made in USA" on spool latch cover Model # stamped on the front plate below the foot Bronze spindle Round metal Diamolite line guard 6 rivets around spool latch cover Amber colored plastic handle Aluminum spool latch cover Knurled metal drag knob Sculpted cross pillars, riveted to body

		This is rare reel indeed. It seems to have been manufactured between the change over from the round line guard to the rectangular. It has every identifying part of a early 30's model except the rectangular line guard. I think it was made in late 1940s.
		1950s - "Trademark, Pflueger Medalist, Made in USA" on spool latch cover Model #, "Patented" stamped on the front plate (1959, "Made in Akron O USA" was stamped on the front plate) Steel spindle Rectangular metal Diamolite line guard 6 rivets around spool latch cover Ivory colored plastic handle Ivory colored plastic spool latch cover Ivory colored plastic drag knob Nylon drag plate Straight cross pillars, screwed to frame, and size of line guard became large, except 1492

		1960s (pre-1966) - "Pflueger Medalist, Made in USA" on spool latch cover (no trademark stamp 1964) Model #, "Made in Akron O USA" stamped on the front plate Rectangular metal Diamolite line guard 3 rivets around spool latch cover Ivory colored plastic handle Ivory colored plastic spool latch cover Ivory colored plastic drag knob Straight cross pillars, screwed to frame, except 1492 The 1492 1/2 finally showed up.
		1966 - Shakespeare Tackle Company acquired Pflueger, but production was continued in Akron until 1969. The Pflueger name, model# "DA", "Made in USA" stamped on the front plate "DA" is "dual action", right or left hand retrieve.

		1970s - Pflueger made the Madison Model 4/5, 6/7, 8, and 9 under the Orvis label. Production was moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1969. The adjustment of the drag has the type that turns the disk with the lever besides same type as the medallist and adjusts the drag.

		1980s - Production was moved to China, Japan and Hong Kong in 1979. Shakespeare Medalists had the reel foot that were coarser, less refined. "Pflueger Medalist" "Shakespeare" on the spool latch cover "CJ (Japan) and AK (Hong Kong, China)" stamped after the model numbers "Japan, China or Hong Kong" in the reel foot (The next reel is the 1492CJ that was remodeled by me. Originally, the pillars of 1492CJ were riveted to body.)

		1990s - 2000s - "Pflueger Medalist" on the spool latch cover The Pflueger name, model# "AK", "Medalist" stamped on the front plate The pillars are put to body with screws. (This AK is a model that I bought in 2005.)
		Sources of reference: Fly Anglers OnLine Pflueger Medalist Reels - A History Dkyfish Vintage Pflueger Medalist History of Akron & Summit County The Enterprise Manufacturing Company & E.A. Pflueger Company Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Shakespeare's history

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