I have known Richard Masters for many years now, and have admired him as a man and as an angler. He was recently retired when I first fished with him, but he had been an engineer in the Midlands for much of his life, working with the notorious British Leyland, which of course is a […]
Tag Archives: brass
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Oct
Oct
I didn’t know what else to call this one! These came in as a pair recently. Two weird and wonderful vintage wood and brass fishing reels with unusual features. One, a simple shallow-drum sea fishing style reel with optional check button and over engineered brass fittings. The second is amazing. It is fitted with a […]
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Oct
Oct
This is one of a very few of these early Cowan of Edinburgh, Scotland, all brass reels have appeared recently. This example, a 2-1/4” diameter reel, is the trout version from a range reaching to over 5” for salmon. The trade mark Shield logo is nice, similar to other Edinburgh makers – Phin and Wilson […]