Boxes

 

As with tins, boxes are a great platform for advertising. Why just use a generic box when you can instead show off your flair for design. Most collectible tackle has greater value when accompanied by its original box and often times the empty box is worth more than the item itself !

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This Rare Julius vom Hofe Reel Box Is Just 3″ Tall And 2.75″ Wide. Collectors Refer To This Type Of Box As “Chimney” Style.

This Rare Julius vom Hofe Reel Box Is Just 3″ Tall And 2.75″ Wide. Collectors Refer To This Type Of Box As “Chimney” Style.

Kosmic Reel Box. Do You Have The Reel That Goes In This Box?

Kosmic Reel Box. Do You Have The Reel That Goes In This Box?

Early Orvis "Superfine" Fly Selection Box

Early Orvis “Superfine” Fly Selection Box

Orvis "Superfine" Flies

Orvis “Superfine” Flies

Montague “Casting Float” (Bobber) And Box
Orvis “New England Selection” Box. Since Orvis Was Established in 1856 And This Box Says “Seventy Years” The Box Can Be Dated To 1926.
Orvis “New England Selection” Of Flies, Housed In A Celluloid Container With Top Removed For Photo
Not All Boxes Are Square. This Farlow Box Measures Just 1-5/8″ In Diameter. The Panton Street Address Dates To As Early As 1926.

Kosmic Fishing Line Spool Box

The Earliest Version Of Hardy Brothers Smallest "Neroda" Fly Box. Note The Tiny Knobs On The Sliding Windows.

The Earliest Version Of Hardy Brothers Smallest “Neroda” Fly Box With Windows. Note The Tiny Knobs On The Sliding Windows.

Kosmic Silk Casting Line Box And Two Wooden Spools With Embossed Foil Labels

Kosmic Silk Casting Line Box And Two Wooden Spools With Embossed Labels

An Empty Abbey & Imbrie Box Measuring 2.75" Tall, 2.25" Across And .5" Deep. I wonder What It Held ?

An Empty Abbey & Imbrie Box Measuring 2.75″ Tall, 2.25″ Across And .5″ Deep. I wonder What It Held ?

The Earliest Kosmic Spinners Are Rigged With Gut And Have Single Hooks

The Earliest Kosmic Spinners Are Rigged With Gut And Have Single Hooks

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson Operated In New York From 1875 To 1881 ...So Its Rather Amazing This 2" Wide Box Survived That Long In Such Nice Condition

Conroy, Bissett & Malleson Operated In New York From 1875 To 1881 …So Its Rather Amazing This 2″ Wide Box Survived That Long In Such Nice Condition

A Very Rare Kosmic Reel Case

A Very Rare Kosmic Reel Case

A Kosmic Line Spool Both With Two Spools

A Kosmic Line Spool Box With Two Wood Spools. Note The Small Differences In The Label When Compared To The Similar Box Above On This Page. My Guess Is This Box Is Earlier.

Another Kosmic Line Spool Box For The Collection

Another Kosmic Line Spool Box For The Collection

A Tiny Kingfisher Line Spool Box

A Tiny Kingfisher Line Spool Box

A 4.25″ by 4.25″ Malloch Advertising Box

A 4.25″ by 4.25″ Malloch Advertising Box

A Tiny Box Of William Mills & Son Patented Barbless Hooks. Circa 1877.

A Tiny Box Of William Mills & Son Patented Barbless Hooks. Circa 1877.

This Tiny J. Bernard & Son Fly Tin Measures Just 2.75" by 1.5" by .5"

This Tiny J. Bernard & Son Fly Tin Measures Just 2.75″ by 1.5″ by .5″

John Bernard & Son Operated From 1864 to 1940. Note The Transparent Lid On The Tin.

John Bernard & Son Operated From 1864 to 1940. Note The Transparent Lid On The Tin.

A Pair Of Heddon Fly Rod Lure Boxes

A Pair Of Heddon Fly Rod Lure Boxes

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