Vintage fishing equipment: with Hardy Bros (Alnwick, England) 'Marquis #6' and 'Viscount 140 Mk II' fly fishing reels, both with original cases; also Wheatley Silmalloy metal fly box, containing 30+ fishing flies. (3 items)
Various fly fishing items. Ex E.P. Andreas, includes circular metal Hardy Brothers fly case; plastic case of Mayflies, traces, Farlow & Co. Fly box and contents, Harry's Anglers guide c.1927, and various Andreas game fishing photos.
Various fly fishing items. Ex E.P. Andreas, includes Anderson Fishermans Companion with fly holder covers; Bakelite fly box with full contents, Angling Diversions book by a. Courtney Williams, 1945.
An Ogden Smith japanned metal fly box, with cast compartment to the lid and opening to reveal ten windowed compartments with flip lids. Affixed maker's label to the interior. 5 inch x 3 1/2 inch.
A superb Allcocks 'The Smithson' fly box, 4 1/.2 cm x 4 1/2 inch square, with chrome interior with numerous Allcock flies and maker's details, unusually covered with a leatherette finish.
A c.1882-1884 Malloch black japanned fly box, ivorine clip pages with flies and including a parchment page of rare flies to gut cast traces, width 15.5 cm.
A vintage Malloch's black japanned fly box, cream interior with extra swing leaf fitted with clips to hold 156 flies, complete with 140 wet flies, maker's logo affixed to lid. 15.5 cm x 9 cm
Four slip-cased modern American fishing titles, Montana Trout Flies' (1981, 713/1950), 'The Trout Fly Weaver' (1980, 'Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon', 'Dry Line Steelhead' together with three other titles (including 'Fly Fishing in Australia and New…
Three metal fly boxes, a Wheatley Silmalloy with 16 compartments, an Allcock's with 16 compartments and drying pad, and a smaller square box with 16 flies.
A Scottish angler's merchant postal cardboard box, containing approx. 140 small flies, the box with details for John Dickson Ltd Glasgow, the Edinburgh recipient and c.1969 postal stamp.
A Scottish anglers merchant's postal cardboard box, containing approx. 150 small flies, the box with details for Alex Martin Ltd Glasgow, the Edinburgh recipient and 1969 postal stamp.