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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“In 1889 R. C. Leonard, A Tournament Caster, Stepped To The Platform Without A Reel On His Rod And Simply Coiled The Line At His Feet. With That Abbreviated Rig He Proceeded To Smash All Existing Distance Records, Including His Own, By A Wide Margin.”
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Quote Taken From “The Ring Of The Rise”, By Vincent Marinaro
This Medal Was Won By
Reuben C. Leonard In May Of 1889
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The Tournament Was Sponsored By The National Rod & Reel Association and was held At Harlem Mere In New York City
R. C. Leonard, Nephew Of H. L. Leonard Held Multiple World Records And Was A Preeminent Tournament Caster.
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Upon The Death Of Hiram Leonard, Reuben Took Over The Leonard Rod Company
A Beautiful 7/0 Salmon Fly By William Hrinko
An Uncatalogued 2.25″ Narrow Spool Leonard-Mills Reel. This Size Was Once Referred To As The Model 33, But It Was A Wide Spool Reel.
The Rear Of The 2.25″ Reel Marked “Leonard-Mills”
A 9/0 Salmon Fly By William Hrinko
This Hardy Reel Is Just 2.25″ In Diameter, Including The Pillars
An Un-Cataloged Model, This Reel Has Three Rolling Pillars And Was Likely Made In The 1880s
A Fairview Fishing Club Member Ribbon.
The Club Was Active In Cincinnati In The Late 1800s
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.
A Very Rare Brass Julius vom Hofe “Light Weight”, Sold By Conroy
The Lightweight Was Introduced In 1910
An Allcocks “Caledonia Minnow” And A Copy Of “Hints To Anglers, With Maps” By Adam Dryden.
Published in 1862
This Knife Was Sold By Abbey & Imbrie
The 2-3/4″ Narrow Spool Hardy Perfect Was Only Made in 1911 And 1912, Making It One Of The Rarest Of All Hardy Reels
The Red Spinner Angling Society, A Member Of The Highbury Angling Society, Was Founded In 1868
Trout On Fly
An Early Vesta Case With A Fishing Motif
The First Model Hardy “Bougle”
The Bougle Was Available in 3″ And 3.25″ Versions. This Example Is 3″.
1905 Check
A Solid Nickel Silver Angling Trophy
The Grimsby Thursday Angling Club Was Founded In 1914
The “Moffat Handicap Cup” Was First Awarded In 1920
I Wonder If The Mentioned “Mr. Moffat” Instituted The Moffat Handicap Cup
This Clip Taken From A 1914 Edition Of The Grimsby Evening Telegraph
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“In 1889 R. C. Leonard, A Tournament Caster, Stepped To The Platform Without A Reel On His Rod And Simply Coiled The Line At His Feet. With That Abbreviated Rig He Proceeded To Smash All Existing Distance Records, Including His Own, By A Wide Margin.”
________________
Quote Taken From “The Ring Of The Rise”, By Vincent Marinaro
This Medal Was Won By
Reuben C. Leonard In May Of 1889
_______________
The Tournament Was Sponsored By The National Rod & Reel Association and was held At Harlem Mere In New York City
R. C. Leonard, Nephew Of H. L. Leonard Held Multiple World Records And Was A Preeminent Tournament Caster.
_________________
Upon The Death Of Hiram Leonard, Reuben Took Over The Leonard Rod Company
A Beautiful 7/0 Salmon Fly By William Hrinko
An Uncatalogued 2.25″ Narrow Spool Leonard-Mills Reel. This Size Was Once Referred To As The Model 33, But It Was A Wide Spool Reel.
The Rear Of The 2.25″ Reel Marked “Leonard-Mills”
A 9/0 Salmon Fly By William Hrinko
This Hardy Reel Is Just 2.25″ In Diameter, Including The Pillars
An Un-Cataloged Model, This Reel Has Three Rolling Pillars And Was Likely Made In The 1880s
A Fairview Fishing Club Member Ribbon.
The Club Was Active In Cincinnati In The Late 1800s
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.
A Very Rare Brass Julius vom Hofe “Light Weight”, Sold By Conroy
The Lightweight Was Introduced In 1910
An Allcocks “Caledonia Minnow” And A Copy Of “Hints To Anglers, With Maps” By Adam Dryden.
Published in 1862
This Knife Was Sold By Abbey & Imbrie
The 2-3/4″ Narrow Spool Hardy Perfect Was Only Made in 1911 And 1912, Making It One Of The Rarest Of All Hardy Reels
The Red Spinner Angling Society, A Member Of The Highbury Angling Society, Was Founded In 1868
Trout On Fly
An Early Vesta Case With A Fishing Motif
The First Model Hardy “Bougle”
The Bougle Was Available in 3″ And 3.25″ Versions. This Example Is 3″.
1905 Check
A Solid Nickel Silver Angling Trophy
The Grimsby Thursday Angling Club Was Founded In 1914
The “Moffat Handicap Cup” Was First Awarded In 1920
I Wonder If The Mentioned “Mr. Moffat” Instituted The Moffat Handicap Cup
This Clip Taken From A 1914 Edition Of The Grimsby Evening Telegraph
