[crackedglass]

I've come across quite a few older Penn 704 reels over the years, and have seen that the shade of green varies a bit as does the amount of shine or metallic in the paint. Some are more of a blue green, others more of a mint color green. Did they change their paint colors over the years of did these reels fade to various shades over time? I have two here, one is a rather clean reel with a deep metallic blue green color, another is a lesser metallic aqua or mint green and yet another is a deep metallic but more of a green than a blue green?

These were all reels that came to me through yard sales and such, I've owned them for years, so I don't think any are repainted, if they were they were done many years ago. They also all have the same colors inside the rotor and under the side cover, so I feel that they aren't likely sun faded.

I also had a 704 with the brass side logo and white drag knob and silver handle which was painted all black. That reel belonged to a buddies dad who said he bought it in the 1960's.

Did the colors vary or did they evolve over the years?

 

[Stitcher]

Penn Greenies

The 700,704&706 early ones were a dark green. Then later the paint changed to a metalic green on the 04&06's. Same for the 710's.

 

[crackedglass]

Its the metallic green ones I'm referring to, I've seen varying shades of that metallic green, some quite different than others. More than just variations in the batch mix of paint.