Recent Additions

In my 34 years of collecting tackle there have been months when I made several additions to the collection of whatever type of tackle I was collecting at the time and there have been times when I have gone several months without adding a single thing. With that in mind, here are my “recent” additions  …which may have been acquired yesterday or several months ago. When it comes to collecting, “recent” has a lot of latitude.

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A 2.5″ Paragon Minnow, Designed By James Gregory of England (Circa 1880) And Later Sold By Samuel Allcock

I Don’t Collect Lures …But This One Fits In Well With My Early, English “Smalls”

An Early Bottle Of Farlow’s “Sunshine Oil For Floating Flies” With Tiny Corkscrew.  Hardy, Farlow And Herter’s All Sold Dry Fly Oils Named “Sunshine”. Coincidence?

A Bottle Of Abbey & Imbrie “FLIOIL” Dry Fly Dressing

A Taylor Of Sheffield, England, Fly Fishing Knife For Ogden Smith’s Of London.

Called “The Test”, This Knife Has Nickel-Silver Handles

Hardy’s “Safetismear” Was A Protective Coating For Reels, Gaffs And Other Tackle Made Of Metal.

An Iberson Of England Knife For C. Farlow & Co. Ltd. Of London With A Sterling Silver Lanyard

The Farlow Includes The Six Tools Of The Traditional Fly Fishing Knife: Blade, Pick, Scissors, File, Disgorger And Screwdriver

Very Early Allcocks “Superior Fisherman’s Varnish”

Note The Early Green Glass And The “Fabriquè en Angleterra” On The Label, Which Is French For “Made In England” …Suggesting This Bottle Was Marketed In France

This Circa 1900 Advertising Pin Is 7/8″ In Diameter

The Rear Of The “Black Bass” Pin

I Don’t Normally Get Overly Excited With These Wheatley Fly Oil Bottles. But, This One Is Marked A&F And ….

…It Is Very Unusual In That It Has A Cork Collar In The Neck Of The Bottle.

A Bottle Of Exceptionally Rare Hewitt “Jungle Fly” And A Fly Tying Tool (Tweezers & Magnifier) Marked “Pat. Jan 20th, 1903″

“Army & Navy Cooperative Society” Vesta Tin. At 2.25″ Wide This Tin Is Just A Bit Wider Than Most And It Has a Glass Back For Viewing Contents.

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