Recent Additions
In my 45 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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This Leather Salmon Fly Reservoir Has Three Inserts Of Wood And Metal With A Total Of 200 Fly Clips
Dickerson Rod With Hardy Perfect Reel
This Is A Miniature Entomology Magnifying Glass, Also Known As A Flea Glass, Used to Examine Insects
Shown Folded Here, This Example Is From The Mid 1800s
This German Made Fly Fishing Knife Was Distributed By Charles Langbein Of New York City.
Circa 1930
The First Fly Reel To Receive A Patent In The US. Patented In 1859, By William Billinghurst Of Rochester, NY.
This Is The Smallest Version Of Billinghurst’s Reel, At Just 3″ In Diameter.
Case’s Fly Fishing Knife
The Diamond Fishing Club Was Founded In The Late 1880s And Lasted Until The 1920s
Michigan Fishing License Button
Three Tough Split Shot Tins
This 1874 Patent Orvis Is Constructed Of Aluminum
An Exceptional Example
An Early Photograph And Carded Flies. The Photo Is Dated 1890.
A Solid Nickle Silver Julius vom Hofe Multiplier
This High-Grade vom Hofe Runs As Well As A Kentucky Reel
Two Vintage Fly Reels In Custom Cases
Cases By Paul Drake
2.5″ All Brass Perfect
Note The Large Perforations
The Early Check, Circa 1898
A Sterling Silver Medal From The Chicago Fly Casting Club
The Medal Was Awarded To The Winner Of Both The Accuracy And The Distance Fly Casting Competitions
F. B. Davidson Was The Winner, As Announced In The Chicago Tribune On August 4, 1895
A Hawks & Ogilvy Sales Appointment Reminder Postcard
An M.I. Furbish Tradecard.
A John R. Gow Advertising Envelope
A Very Rare Julius vom Hofe
“Light Weight”
The Lightweight Was Introduced In 1910.
Perforations Were Added In 1913, Creating The Version Collectors Refer To As The “Perforated” Reel.
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This Leather Salmon Fly Reservoir Has Three Inserts Of Wood And Metal With A Total Of 200 Fly Clips
Dickerson Rod With Hardy Perfect Reel
This Is A Miniature Entomology Magnifying Glass, Also Known As A Flea Glass, Used to Examine Insects
Shown Folded Here, This Example Is From The Mid 1800s
This German Made Fly Fishing Knife Was Distributed By Charles Langbein Of New York City.
Circa 1930
The First Fly Reel To Receive A Patent In The US. Patented In 1859, By William Billinghurst Of Rochester, NY.
This Is The Smallest Version Of Billinghurst’s Reel, At Just 3″ In Diameter.
Case’s Fly Fishing Knife
The Diamond Fishing Club Was Founded In The Late 1880s And Lasted Until The 1920s
Michigan Fishing License Button
Three Tough Split Shot Tins
This 1874 Patent Orvis Is Constructed Of Aluminum
An Exceptional Example
An Early Photograph And Carded Flies. The Photo Is Dated 1890.
A Solid Nickle Silver Julius vom Hofe Multiplier
This High-Grade vom Hofe Runs As Well As A Kentucky Reel
Two Vintage Fly Reels In Custom Cases
Cases By Paul Drake
2.5″ All Brass Perfect
Note The Large Perforations
The Early Check, Circa 1898
A Sterling Silver Medal From The Chicago Fly Casting Club
The Medal Was Awarded To The Winner Of Both The Accuracy And The Distance Fly Casting Competitions
F. B. Davidson Was The Winner, As Announced In The Chicago Tribune On August 4, 1895
A Hawks & Ogilvy Sales Appointment Reminder Postcard
An M.I. Furbish Tradecard.
A John R. Gow Advertising Envelope
A Very Rare Julius vom Hofe
“Light Weight”
The Lightweight Was Introduced In 1910.
Perforations Were Added In 1913, Creating The Version Collectors Refer To As The “Perforated” Reel.
