Well, what a valuation day that was! We always love a good valuation day at Thomas Turner but this was different. Normally we get around half a dozen people arranging times to see us on the Saturday and then a few more arrive unnannounced. This time we had the usual 5 or 6 people arranging […]
General articles, Thomas Turner blog
Robert Marrs (1886-1964), Samuel (Sam) Marrs (1918-1999) rod builder/repairer
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Mar
Mar
Back in December 2022 we published a blog ‘Robert Marrs, rod builder 1886 – 1964’. The information in this blog was provided to us by a TT customer Stuart Maxwell who had purchased a Robert Marrs rod from us to give to his son-in-law who was a member of the Marrs family. Just recently, we […]
13
Mar
Mar
They say Spring is in the air but here in the West Country all we seem to get is the cold and lots of rain! Not to dampen our spirits, Thomas Turner have kicked March off well with some great buys including one in Europe. A call from a gentleman in Germany got us excited […]
05
Mar
Mar
I wanted to expand on my last blog on the growth in popularity of carved fish and especially with reference to the late Russian guide and carver Nick Podolski and an interesting pair of very large Hardy Wye fish we have here, but Dave had other plans for me! Another trip round the M25 found […]
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Feb
Feb
The Allcock’s Aerial reel, is it a good investment? I’m tempted to say YES and end it there, but had better elaborate a little. Over the 25 years I’ve been collecting, as sure as the sun comes up in the morning there is always a collector who wants an Allcock’s Aerial reel. Launched in the […]
23
Feb
Feb
I always look forward to receiving my bi-monthly copy of Classic Angling soon to reach its 150th edition. Many congratulations to editor and publisher Keith Elliott for this very considerable achievement. Just how Keith manages to put together such a cornucopia of fascinating material to fill over 50 pages each edition is beyond me. What […]
09
Feb
Feb
Not quite in drones but it has been a busy few weeks at Thomas Turner and our buyers (both of us!) have been busy scouring the globe (literally) considering some incredible collections of vintage and also more modern tackle being offered to us. Most of these are coming from long time collectors who feel now […]
26
Jan
Jan
Another interesting few weeks in the world of vintage tackle with the highlight for us involving an unusual and very rare item from the prestigious and highly collectible Farlow brand. An early solid nickel silver reel built for the Great Exhibition? An early Billiken casting reel? Or maybe an early brass multiplying winch script engraved […]
11
Jan
Jan
What a year 2023 was for us at Thomas Turner Fishing! Lot’s of change during 2023 for TT! We opened our first Thomas Turner ‘Head Quarters’ in Weston- super-Mare in May 2023 and we have been amazed the amount of people that just ‘drop in’ to either buy or sell. This always works well for […]
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Dec
Dec
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust – The River Og Many of you will have heard of the fledging charity Fish in Need. Thomas Turner have supported the charity and I am a trustee along with our Chair, Simon Clark and Professor Mark Everard, John Bailey, Paul Whitehouse and my daughter Kirsty Hewitt. We are a small charity […]