There is only one way to buy old floats and that’s in bulk! This amazing float collection is part of a huge vintage tackle collection we have recently bought. To be accurate, it’s only part of the float collection. Displayed on a custom-made three-tier setting, the floats span 100 years and are great fun to […]
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May
May
It’s always good fun when we buy in a mixed collection of new, old and antique tackle. This week brought a really interesting cache of items from an unused Hardy salmon Bougle reel to a wacky English vintage Bowell Patent auto reel. This has the most ingenious bait arm, keeping your fingers on the handle […]
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Apr
Apr
Another fabulous Hardy collection of reels and rods just in, this time from Canada. Buying and selling worldwide has never been easier with Thomas Turner. It’s all starts with an email and a few images and ends with a bank transfer payment to your account, simple! This collection of high-quality Hardy reels includes a Zane […]
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Apr
Apr
A phone call to Thomas Turner at 11 am, a quick coffee, in the car and at the client’s house at 4 pm, deal done by 5pm. Money in the bank instantly and off back to base. This collection is a cracker. A good spread of everything antique and collectable as well as decorative and […]
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Apr
Apr
During the 2020 lockdown a little voice in my head said “design your own reel” and so I did just that. I have worked with Stuart Ward, Director of Kingpin reels in Poole, Dorset, England over the last 12 months to design this reel, from concept to the finished article. Attention to detail was paramount […]
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Sage, Orvis, Hardy, Loomis, Abel, Pate, and Lamson fishing tackle for sale
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Mar
Mar
A call from the Lincolnshire coast had Thomas Turner excited about this collection. Cast your eye over this fabulous selection of travel rods by high-end makers, all mint or unused. Models include Sage, Orvis, Hardy, Loomis, and Thomas & Thomas, with correct tubes and covers. Matching reels by Abel, Tibor, Hardy, Lamson, and others, most […]
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Mar
Mar
Another fine Hardy fly reel collection arrived at Thomas Turner this morning. Twenty five reels, all mint, serial No. 106 in Hardy cases and boxes. A discerning collector decided that he had a better use for the funds, and sold the entire collection to Thomas Turner receiving immediate payment into his bank the same day. […]
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Mar
Mar
An unusual call to the northeast of England brought me to a Bruce and Walker collector. Passionate about all things Bruce and Walker he followed his angling heroes Falkus, Oglesby, and Righyni through their angling tales, eventually meeting and fishing with them on many occasions. A collection of 30 mainly unused Bruce and Walker rods […]
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Feb
Feb
Once again we have been buying heavily this week but just take a look at this unusual lot. Firstly, a collection of Hardy Palakona Big game cane blanks with reams of Hardy paperwork supporting the purchase. A fascinating read detailing requests for guides and ferrules or fittings. The previous owner enjoyed building his own rods […]
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Jan
Jan
January 2021 has been a great start to the trading year for buying vintage and classic tackle of all ages and values. A wide variety came through the door and when I thought I had seen it all I opened the last box of rods. What initially appeared to be a very ancient bamboo pole […]