A long way travelled from its birthplace, this Howban of Mosley, Birmingham reel came to us from a collector customer friend in Scotland. Approximately 50% larger than the normal smaller Howban models, it’s unnamed and features a different spool and locking nut arrangement. Other than being on steroids it has all the Howban features right […]
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28
Sep
Sep
One of the best parts of this job is when the phone rings and you have no idea what is about to be offered for sale. Last week one such call allowed us to buy a large collection of rare and limited-edition Hardy reels, a very small portion of which is shown here. The Hardy […]
07
Sep
Sep
Probably not a sentence you frequently hear. At Thomas Turner nothing surprises us anymore. This is a good varied collection that we bought last week along the “something for everyone” theme. The huge 30” long advertising Rapala in its box is a real statement piece. It’s little 4” buddy sits on top. To the front […]
31
Aug
Aug
Up at 7.30 am with a black coffee and I just had a sneak peek into the morning emails. Yes the 10’ rod is 10’, no the 3 piece rod is not a two-piece and the 6 weight line does not weigh 6 lbs. Various offerings of reels, rods, and collections from the UK and […]
28
Aug
Aug
We advertise our stock on both the Thomas Turner website and eBay, and here is a handy tip to avoid missing out on the best items, and save some money in the process. When a collection is bought it’s listed on thomasturner.com first and does not appear on eBay until four weeks later. A large […]
25
Aug
Aug
Occasionally along comes a rod which you just have to buy no matter what! This is the Hardy Coquet Sea Rod, an 8’ Palakona cane rod in two sections dating to 1957 and it appears unused. From the initial images sent to us, we were undecided if it was new or rebuilt and the good […]
18
Aug
Aug
We have blogged on this topic in past, however, a call from a local tackle shop turned up a Walter Stanley pre-production reel I owned some 30 years ago! The astute tackle shop boss decided to advertise that he bought and traded in vintage tackle, and his business has expanded as a result. In two […]
11
Aug
Aug
This is a rare early named J E Warner of Redditch rod along with their Patent reel fitting. This 15’- 3 piece greenheart salmon fly rod has spliced joints complete with spare tip. It became evident in the 1880s that reel foot blade fittings were changing. Early wood and brass reels tended to have long […]
09
Aug
Aug
We have been advertising for the fishing tackle shops to get in touch with any overstocks and part exchanges they have taken in. When a gun shop called saying he had a few reels and rods leftover from his past tackle shop days, I went along to safely view. Surprise, he liked ABU REELS, especially […]
02
Aug
Aug
A useful and collectable little gadget came in this week. The Milbro Lesney Bread Bait press was in production from 1954 to 1957. It is manufactured by the Matchbox Company from die-cast alloy. Standing a mere 5cm to the top of a winged screw, originally coloured red and green, later appearing in red and silver. […]