These very rarely appear and are a good find when they do. Farlow are generally recognised as a game fishing company but decades ago they retailed a good cross section of tackle for game, coarse and sea fishing, including big game rods and reels. This 4” Livewire reel is one of a range of unusual […]
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We have just bought a good vintage tackle collection from London and it included 6 cases of Cooper style cast fish. These were produced by hand by a London company, Something Fishy, approx. 20-30 years ago and really do look amazing. All feature the bowed glass front and side panels, gilt lining and Cooper or […]
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When the name Grice & Young comes up you immediately think of centre pins such the Avon & Crown models, sea reels like the Jecta & Orlando plus large game reels in the Tatler range. All offer good value for money and a sturdy construction. Well known for quality craftsmanship, G&Y followed a similar path […]
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LONDON TACKLE BUY: Aerials, Speedia, Dingley & Farlow reels plus cased fish
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A call from central London had me back on the road to see a lovely lady who had a good mixed vintage fishing tackle collection for sale. Mainly Centrepin based, her hubby was a collector of anything that took his fancy, value was not the issue and it was more the thrill of the chase. […]
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In every threadline or early spinning reel collector’s den should be one of these. A Harding’s of Bognor Regis, England, The Bercol friction drive reel. Made from cast alloy, these are a rare find for any collector. Harding’s only sealed Patent appears in 1932 and was for a drag assembly on drum type reels, a […]
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Jan
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Now our frequent blogs relating to wacky oddball reels does turn up a steady flow of oddities. Just take a look at this beauty. It came from the Harrogate area in Yorkshire and was made by someone’s dad after the war, the Second World War to be precise. This is a proper Heath Robinson affair […]
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It’s always good news when you find an oddball variant of any reel. Hardy were not strangers to fulfilling customer requirements with one off or low volume production items. These two reels fall into the latter case. The vast majority of Hardy Perfect reels have some form of ventilation or holes in the drum face. […]
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Jan
Jan
A recent trip to the historic Stratford upon Avon on a tackle call produced this unusual painting. I’m not normally a collector of art but as part of the deal I had to take it. The Essex artist Keith Linsell is famed from his illustrations in many books and periodicals including the Angling Times and […]
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Recently we have seen a rise in interest in classic 1960’s or 70’s fibreglass fishing rods. It’s not only among the game and coarse or carp anglers but the sea fishermen too. We recently took into stock a 1960’s Allcock’s Three Star hollow Fibatube glass boat rod in as new condition from the 1960’s period. […]
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Modern classic Hardy reels in the vintage 25 year plus category can be valuable already. Take the little known and little seen Hardy Featherweight Multiplier reel. Produced from 1973-77, only they just don’t appear. It’s almost madness to have a tiny multiplier reel with gearing to fast wind retrieve very little line on a brook […]