I've got a bunch, Paul, of which the older Streamlines are a simple design that I suspect you could copy without much trouble. Very few parts.
I think the reel you'd want, however, is a Tibor (I don't own one) which was the original wide arbor, high end, indestructible saltwater reel turned out by a small machine shop.....top notch reputation. Reels have gotten lighter and fancier since, but also more fragile and more complicated with sealed drags etc.
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