It’s been a busy week buying tackle in the West Country for Thomas Turner, with one large collection consisting of 17 Hardy Reels and eight Hardy rods, plus a Hardy Pall Mall Centenary Set consisting of an 8’ Gold Medal split cane rod and a 2 5/8” Hardy All Brass Perfect ‘Houghton’ Reel mounted within […]
This week we accepted delivery of several huge boxes from Denmark. Our international advertising attracts many customers from all over the globe and this one is particularly special. We purchased approximately 200 reels and rods including some stunning Abu reels. A mix of 150 reels and 50 rods make up the collection. As well as […]
If you are over forty-odd, you just might! Look hard and think back some thirty years. Who would be using a ‘pin back then, and a ‘pin you might have seen somewhere for yourself? And where would you have seen it? In the angling press? On TV perhaps? A ‘pin angler. On TV. Thirty years […]
It’s never quiet at Thomas Turner, in fact, it just keeps getting busier. Today was no exception with a crack of dawn start to meet a pyrotechnics specialist on the M1 services to transact a deal. One thing I do know is that coffee isn’t getting any cheaper! A bundle of Sharpe’s rods, a couple […]
We do love variety! A call to sell tackle had me driving up the M6 to the northwest coast. Warm and scenic with a surprise in store. Passing by the opportunity to indulge in an ice cream on the prom, I arrive at the house. Initially, the call was about a Farlow line drier and […]
It’s a fair bet if I asked you what was the telephonic address of William Bartleet of Redditch c.1910 few would come up with “Penelope-Redditch”. This lovely Zephyr style wood and alloy Nottingham reel was part of the huge reel and gadget collection we bought last week was, as were a variety of others. It […]
During the 2020 lockdown a little voice in my head said “design your own reel” and so I did just that. I have worked with Stuart Ward, Director of Kingpin reels in Poole, Dorset, England over the last 12 months to design this reel, from concept to the finished article. Attention to detail was paramount […]
Another fine Hardy fly reel collection arrived at Thomas Turner this morning. Twenty five reels, all mint, serial No. 106 in Hardy cases and boxes. A discerning collector decided that he had a better use for the funds, and sold the entire collection to Thomas Turner receiving immediate payment into his bank the same day. […]
Nothing odd here, just a mid-1980s Hardy Hydra light weight fly reel with its spare spool. A budget reel passed over by many anglers in favour of the Marquis or LRH models. It’s not unusual to see reel and spare spool combos. This is the later Mk2 version with the ventilated spool as opposed to […]
In the last few days there has been quite a bit of chat at Thomas Turner about Zane Grey, Hardy and the Zane rods and reels that the company has made over the years. I’m not in a position to comment with any authority on the nuts and bolts of the design and the manufacture […]