[UnionPacific]

I want this old hand wheel style.

 

[newhaul]

Any idea who made it? Any identifying tags/marks?

 

[UnionPacific]

Any idea who made it? Any identifying tags/marks?

I have only seen them in photos.
Never in real life.

 

[newhaul]

The only ones I have seen are on RC model sailboats I'm still looking

 

[svHyLyte]

After its introduction, among other reasons for the equipment's rapid demise was the fact that they could not be rapidly released in extremis. Nor could they be adjusted save from the base of the mast which, at times, one might prefer not having to do so. Other than that...

 

[vega1860]

After its introduction, among other reasons for the equipment's rapid demise was the fact that they could not be rapidly released in extremis. Nor could they be adjusted save from the base of the mast which, at times, one might prefer not having to do so. Other than that...

Demonstrating that not everything that looks cool, is.

 

[capta]

I saw a used one for sale about 3 years back at the used chandlery in Newport or Bristol RI. Don't know the name or phone, but I'm sure you could search for it online.