I’ve never seen one before, nor have most of the top collectors so we can say it is rare! Sims Improved Casting Reel, Newcastle on Tyne This came in with some other weird and wonderful reels last week and what a little beauty it is. It is 3” diameter and fitted with a spring-loaded, twisting […]
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Sep
Sep
Arthur Allan Limited of 3 West Nile Street, Glasgow were established c. 1850 and were fishing tackle and gun makers. They claimed to have the largest stock of fishing tackle and guns in Scotland at the turn of the century. They were retailers and repair specialists, having skilled workmen on the premises full-time for the gun […]
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Aug
Aug
No it’s not a chart hit by Engleburt Humperdink, but the extraordinary lengths anglers will go retrieve a favourite snagged lure or bait. For the last two centuries, anglers and inventors have been devising gadgets that will release lures with various levels of success, generally from nil heading downwards. Stuck in a tree, a bush, an […]
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Aug
Aug
To what do I refer? Well, I’ll tell ye! This week in some tackle we bought was a stunning Modernite Pixie Bakelite reel by the Modern Arms Company lurking in the bottom of the bag. Now, Bakelite reels are a little shunned by collectors including the famous Allcock Aerialite which is NOT Bakelite but Phenolic […]
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Aug
Aug
As a prime example just arrived in stock, I thought it worth a few minutes to look at the Hardy Super Silex reel. A firm favourite with the steelheader’s of Canada as well as salmon anglers worldwide. The benefit of the Super Silex drag system is the finesse with which the drag can be adjusted and […]
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Aug
Aug
Many collectors of vintage tackle collect, reels, rods, lures and some accessories or ephemera. I have never specialised in ephemera but over the years I’ve always kept interesting bits ‘n’ bobs to display in my ‘wall cabinet of plenty‘. This cabinet is generally the one that attracts the most attention from collectors and anglers when visiting the […]
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Aug
Aug
By John Stephenson The Saltssar Sea Fishing Reel is the reel that started me on my collecting journey 35 years ago. It was given to me by an elderly chap as a thank you for my efforts re-building his old cane rod. Thinking both items were worth a fortune, I gave them both the respect they deserved. […]
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Aug
Aug
The Allcock Stanley Threadline spinning reel, the Morris Minor of spinning reels by a true Brit. By John Stephenson. Small in stature, big in ideas, Walter Stanley was a force to be reckoned with in fishing tackle design. Around the turn of the century many new patent inventions hit the fishing reel market, c. 1900 […]
Sharpe’s of Aberdeen are a well known brand amongst antique and vintage tackle collectors, as well as modern day fly fishing enthusiasts. There are lots of areas of their range to look at, and this time John Stephenson talks specifically about their range of impregnated cane or bamboo fly rods – very popular both to […]
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The Hardy Barton Dry Fly Fishing Reel – a rare reel for the collector
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Jul
Jul
We thought we would share this lovely Hardy Barton Dry Fly Reel with you which is a rare little reel, especially when in original condition like this one we have in stock at the moment (apologies if it has already sold by the time you read this!) It is one of only 109 reels made […]