With all the interest in the article relating to the Scottish collection of reels we bought post Xmas, it was no surprise another collection became available to us. This time the call came in from an elderly gentleman located on the sunny south coast. He was mainly a fly angler but like so many of […]
07
Jan
Jan
Probably one of the nicest of all boxed sets is this Hardy “The Compleat Angler”, which would put a smile on any fly anglers face. This boxed set was bought c 2005 and never fished. The outer card box is a pictorial joy and the contents a dream. A Hardy 7 piece 8’ Smuggler rod and its fabulous […]
04
Jan
Jan
If there was ever a Hardy collectors reel that is value for money it’s this one. The Eddystone was a budget pressed alloy big game collectors reel with a huge hand brake lever to apply the extra pressure to persuade monsters to come up from the deep. The reels are all the same, silver drums, […]
03
Jan
Jan
These are probably one of the most underrated of Hardy post war collectors fly reels. The Fly Reel came in narrow and wide drum sizes, dating late 1940s to 1950s, the wide drum here is the 3 3/4” diameter model as are all the other wide drums I have seen. However lacking any catalogue reference […]
03
Jan
Jan
This is a long production reel that seems to have gained a strong following over the years. Simply made, well-constructed and virtually bullet proof, it’s a good little trout dry fly reel to fish and collectors love them too. Production commenced in 1924 with the horseshoe drum latch model changing in 1950-51 to a large […]
03
Jan
Jan
This was a Hardy marketing ploy that never really worked. The original French designed and built Decantelle reel had, according to advertising, sold over 11,000 units. When Hardy bought out the rights to produce the reel they will have hoped for the same. However it didn’t pan out that way, with less than 1,000 being […]
03
Jan
Jan
Probably one of the most collectable in the Hardy lightweight series of reels is the Green Princess. Launched in 1953 and named after Princess Anne, it’s striking in metallic light green with green handle and gilt finish fittings. Size range 3”, 3 1/4” and 3 1/2”; the one we have here is 3 1/4”. The […]
02
Jan
Jan
Another long distance award here, Alnwick to Norway to Scotland to the Midlands and onto the next owner! Over 1000 miles and counting. This is a fine condition Hardy Silex Superba reel. Built from 1960 to 1971, it’s the successor to the Silex Jewel that was discontinued in 1959. It comes with a Hardy letter […]
02
Jan
Jan
This is probably one of the rarest little-known reels of the Hardy stable. Launched in 1936 the sales records show only 4 sold that year; 1937 was better with 80 sales, and 193 in 1938, but in 1939 it was killed off. A very low volume coarse fishing reel for the collector. It came in […]
02
Jan
Jan
It’s a bit of a mystery here, Hardy were advertising reels way back in the 1880s catalogues and certainly some were made by Malloch of Perth. Categorically the crank wind models, rarely seen but they do pop up now and again. Indeed if you look at many of the Malloch bronzed brass reels with the […]