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Looking for Mills MLB # 1291
Is there a listing for Mills part numbers ?
Did each number get assigned to a particular part ?

Hi The part you are looking for is the top casting for a Mills COK gooseneck. No one has a listing of all Mills or any other manufacturers part numbers, even Krahl assigned his own numbers to many of his parts. All Mills and other manufacturers had a number for every part, however many parts did not have a number stamped on them.

mechanic wrote:Hi The part you are looking for is the top casting for a Mills COK gooseneck. No one has a listing of all Mills or any other manufacturers part numbers, even Krahl assigned his own numbers to many of his parts. All Mills and other manufacturers had a number for every part, however many parts did not have a number stamped on them.

Hey that is great information . Is there a catalog with the part numbers ?

I have this part MLB 1291 but there are no holes . Did these come drilled and non drilled ? I dont want to drill this one if it is made as a replacement cover for non used skill stop . Maybe it is a recast ? If it is the stamped numbers on the bottom sure did come out nice in the recast .

Thats an original skill stop cover for a Mills COK. Used to cover the casting when the skill stops were removed. However this part was never plated just polished, the plating is more recent. You don't see too many skill stop covers.

mechanic wrote:Thats an original skill stop cover for a Mills COK. Used to cover the casting when the skill stops were removed. However this part was never plated just polished, the plating is more recent. You don't see too many skill stop covers.

Awesome ! I was leery to run it through a drill press and punch out the holes .





ah the search goes on .

Thank you

sam2002 wrote:

mechanic wrote:Thats an original skill stop cover for a Mills COK. Used to cover the casting when the skill stops were removed. However this part was never plated just polished, the plating is more recent. You don't see too many skill stop covers.

Awesome ! I was leery to run it through a drill press and punch out the holes .





ah the search goes on .

Thank you

Sam:
Glad you were a bit leary, as this casting IS NOT supposed to be drilled. It is a cover plate only.
The casting for the skill stops is slightly different, and higher. Besides, if you drilled it out, you
would be drilling through the part number.
Bill

Here is the Mills Skill Stop casting (FOK in this case). The reel bundle manual stops were often removed or reel bundles switched out making the top buttons inoperative. Bill is correct - I don't remember ever seeing a Mills cover plate for the top casting. Neat find.

Flip

Into the vault it goes ! Unless someone wants to offer me 6 or 7 thousand dollars for it ! HAHA ! Thanks all for the help .