Gadgets
Gadgets run the gamut from sensible to ludicrous. Some are small, intelligently designed, function well and no doubt aided anglers. Others are bulky, ill-conceived and probably hindered the outing more than they helped it. I admire them all …whether form followed function or derailed it.
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- Hancock’s 4.5″ Drag & Clearing Ring. This Magnificent Circa 1896 Gadget Was Used For Retrieving Tackle That Had Fallen Into The Water Or Had Gotten Snagged. Simply A Marvelous Contraption!
- Hardy’s “Driflydresser” Has Amadou Pads On One Side For Drying Flies And Felt Pads On The Other For Oiling Them. When You Slide The Latch On The End It Opens For Use. Circa 1937 And 3″ Long.
- The 4.25″ Metal Specialties “Handiclip” Combines Tweezers, Snippers And A Disgorger. Sold Through The David T. Abercrombie Company Circa 1940 And Made In Attleboro, Massachusetts.
- The Hardy “Drianoil” Fly Oiler Is A Modified Pocket Watch Case With A Felt Pad For Oiling Flies And An Amadou Pad For Drying Them. Circa 1921. These Are Very Rare And Those Examples Which Are Not Marked “Hardy” Are Not By Hardy.
- Malloch Fly Tying Scissors With A Nickle-Silver Tip Guard …Accompanied By A Stunning Hardy Brothers “Aaro” Fly
- Hardy Brothers Marbleized “Harlaw” Dry Fly Oiler With Original Box. The Oil Is Housed In The Pen And You Apply It To The Fly With The Paintbrush Tip. Absolute Eye Candy.
- A Pair Of Hardy Bros. “Harlaw” Dry Fly Oilers: The Marbleized And Standard Black Versions
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Advertising Fly & Hook Scales By John Forest And J. Bernard & Sons. Both Are Made Of Celluloid And Measure 5″ Long.
Advertising Fly & Hook Scales By John Forest And J. Bernard & Sons. Both Are Made Of Celluloid And Measure 5″ Long.
- The Working Side Of The Fly & Hook Scales
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Olson And “The Test” Gut Cutters. Both Combine Tweezers And Snippers …The Olson Adds A Pick And Disgorger, Both Of Which Fold Out From Underneath.
Olson And “The Test” Gut Cutters. Both Combine Tweezers And Snippers …The Olson Adds A Pick And Disgorger, Both Of Which Fold Out From Underneath.
- A Hardy Brothers Hook & Leader Gauge (With Its Leather Sheath) And An Early Pair Of Tweezers With Pivoting Magnifier, Very Useful For Fly Tying: Marked “Pat Jan 20th 1903″
- This Is A Skish Tournament Casting Line Gauge. Skish Casting Was Essentially Casting At Targets …And Different Competitions Used Different Size Lines. So, A Gauge Was Needed To Verify The Line Size. The Line In The Picture Is .012″ Thick.
- The Hardy Brothers “Wardle” Magnifier. There Is A Pin On The Back And Anglers Would Wear It And Flip It Up For Use. Circa 1937.
- A Hardy Reel Oiler And A Cummins Dry Fly Oiler
- A Few Fancy Reel Oilers …Actually, These Are Just Generic Oilers. Tackle Collectors Refer To Them As Reel Oilers In Order To Justify Having So Many Of Them.
