A Bit of History

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2011/04/23 19:52:48 (permalink)

A Bit of History

A while back I was at a public auction and brought this little item home with me to put on the shelf. Pretty cool little reel but don't think it'll see any use from me. Just another thing to add to my collection------





Looks like the main gear runs along a fiber disk that turns the spool. The crank handle is on the other side.....





Also - I was paging through a book I also found at a sale a few years ago and I thought I'd post some pics of the pages within. Kind of like a catalog of Hardy. Very interesting how things were back in the early 1900's.





Thought I'd post a pic of a reel I believe KJ picked up recently.....








Didn't know they had wading boots and stocking foot waders back then..







Double Articulated flies - how 'bout that!




And Classic Atlantics with spinner blades on the front:





They even sold pipes -





Finally some reviews of customers:







Hope this didn't bore ya but if anyone has an old rod, reel or another piece from Hardy and think it would be listed in here let me know and I'll look it up and send ya a pic.














post edited by steely34 - 2011/04/23 19:55:51

"They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

John Gierach

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    KJH807
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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/23 20:53:30 (permalink)
    that is very cool! the uniqua is spot on... even with the "regulator" which was a limited feature

    is there a date on the catalog? '31?

    love to see some more pics of the flies
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    steely34
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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/23 21:07:39 (permalink)
    Yeah KJ - I'm thinking it's '31 - that's what is on the cover. I tried to figure out the cost of the items but can't quite get the currency converter thing going. I'll post some more pics tomorow. 

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

    John Gierach

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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/23 21:16:58 (permalink)
    That is pretty cool steely not boring at all... anything on bamboo rods in there?
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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/23 21:30:59 (permalink)
    Yeah dime - lots of info. .... including how 'boo came to be. I'll take a pic of that also. Hope I don't get into some copyright issue with it though.

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

    John Gierach

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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/24 01:37:01 (permalink)
    Those streamers with the spinners are pretty cool. I have to find some of those.
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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/24 07:10:22 (permalink)
    Here are some additional Fly Plates from the book:










    The first inside page:



    And for Dimebright and other who may be interested- a history on bamboo. Note that on some models there was a steel core. Never knew that.:



















    post edited by steely34 - 2011/04/24 07:11:43

    "They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it..... you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore."

    John Gierach

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    RE: A Bit of History 2011/04/24 07:46:02 (permalink)
    That's pretty interesting steely. My brother has a 14' #9 house of hardy spey in bamboo. I'll have to see if it has the steel core as it is pretty heavy. I've yet to cast it on the water though.... thanks for the response
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