Antique Fishing Reel
Antique Malloch Side Casting Fishing Reel, Scottish Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A rare sized (2.5') Malloch of Perth side casting fishing reel of fine quality and in excellent
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1910s Scottish Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A beautiful salmon fishing reel by Cummings of Bishop Auckland. This brass or gun metal reel is a
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique Army And Navy Salmon Fishing Reel
By Army & Navy CSL
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Army and Navy Brass Salmon Fishing Reel.
A very good 4 ¾ inch brass salmon fishing reel by the
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1910s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique Mounted Fishing Reel, English, Brass, Decorative, Travertine, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mounted fishing reel. An English, mahogany and brass reel of sporting decorative
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
H 8.08 in W 7.49 in D 6.3 in
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Perfect 3 1/8".
A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with ivorine
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1920s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Aluminum
Silver Plated Fishing Reel Trophy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, the development of reels, the appearance of guides on rods, and the tapering of lines. Fly fishing
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Silver
Pflueger Summit 1993-L Engraved and Jeweled Fishing Reel with Box, Bag & Papers
By Pflueger
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This bait fishing reel was made by Pflueger of the United States in the period and style of the Art
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
H 2.75 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
Antique Fishing Mezzotint, Anglers Lunch
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
loaf, the fly used to catch them and a brass reel. In the corner of the room can be seen a fishing rod
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1810s English Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paint
Olleroy Blas 19th Century Italian Watercolor Seascape Painting Fishing Boats
Located in Dayton, OH
Olleroy Blas 19th century Italian watercolor seascape painting fishing boats. Measures: 42"
An
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19th Century Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paint, Paper
H 29 in W 41.5 in D 2 in
Antique Print of a Fisherman trying his Equipment by Rogerson (1856)
Located in Langweer, NL
for fishing can be called fishing tackle. Some examples are hooks, lines, sinkers, floats, rods, reels
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paper
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Fly Fishing At Aber Clydach River Brecon Beacons, by Henry Thomas Jarman
Located in Blackwater, GB
Fly Fishing At Aber Clydach River Brecon Beacons, circa 1900
by Henry Thomas Jarman (1871-1956)
Large 19th Century view of a figure fly fishing at Aber Clydach, Brecon Beacons, oil...
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19th Century Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Steelheaders Are Born That Way - Landscape
By Robert E. Eddy
Located in Soquel, CA
Moody, atmospheric landscape watercolor of fishermen at dawn by listed artist Robert "Bob" Eddy (American, 1908-2008). Titled lower left: "Steelheaders Are Born That Way." Signed by ...
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1980s American Impressionist Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
IMCO Julius Meister 1000 Ifa Storm Thumbwheel Mechanical Lighter In Solid Brass
Located in Miami, FL
IMCO mechanical lighter made by the Julius Franz Meister Company.
This is an amazing authentic petrol lighter original from the art deco period. This industrial piece was originally...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass, Cut Steel
H 325 in W 1.02 in D 1.05 in
Amazing English Victorian Cabinet 19th Century
By English School
Located in Madrid, ES
Victorian cabinet
English, 19th century
in mahogany wood.
Lower body with one drawer and two doors.
Upper body with mirror, two glass doors, interior with two shelves.
Bronze...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Wood
Russian, Hammered Brass & Copper Serving Tray
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A RUSSIAN HAMMERED BRASS SERVING TRAY
Late 19th century.
Rectangular hammered brass rimmed serving tray.
Handles attached with copper rivets.
Struck with a mark of Emper...
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Late 19th Century Russian Aesthetic Movement Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century sporting oil painting of salmon & trout
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
John Bucknell Russell
Scottish, (c1820-1893)
Salmon & Trout
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 17.75 inches x 26.75 inches
Size including frame: 25 inches x 34 inches
A beautifully ...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 25 in W 34 in D 2.75 in
Antique Print of Trout Fishing, 'c.1860'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Trout Fishing'. Original antique print of trout fishing. Published circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paper
Antique Scottish Highlands Signed Oil Painting Loch Achray Trossachs Hotel
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Trossachs Hotel, Loch Achray"
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
signed, lower corner with pseudonym "W. Richards"
titled verso to canvas
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canva...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Canvas, Oil
10-Drawer Walnut Dresser by Kipp Stewart for Declaration by Drexel, USA, c. 1960
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a rare 10-drawer dresser designed by the influential Kipp Stewart for the venerated Drexel Furniture Co. Built from a mix of solid and veneered American black walnut this...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Walnut
H 31 in W 62 in D 20 in
Art Deco Ceramic Plate by Odette Heiligenstein Chatrousse, 1925, French Enamel
By Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Rare French Art Deco ceramic plate created by Auguste Heiligenstein and executed by Odette Heiligenstein-Chatrousse, France, circa 1925. Showing a nude female with scarf in an erotic...
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Ceramic
The Little Mermaid - Fairy Tales - English Female Illustrator Pen and Ink
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering English Female Illustrator Helen Stratton masterfully renders in pen and ink a scene from "The Little Mermaid" in George Newnes's 1899 edition of the Fairy Tales of Hans ...
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1890s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen
H 11 in W 7.75 in D 1 in
Set of 2 Windsor Chairs in Solid Walnut by Kipp Stewart for Drexel, USA, c. 1960
By Kipp Stewart
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a set of visually captivating "Centennial" Chairs designed by the iconic design duo of Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougal for the lauded Drexel Furniture Co. Taking inspi...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Walnut
H 39.5 in W 21.5 in D 24 in
Antique Hardy Silex Multiplyer, Trout Fly Fishing Reel
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Salmon fishing reel, The Super Silex Multiplier.
This is a very rare reel in good working order, all original with natural wear and patination. The Hardy's Super Silex Multipl...
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1930s British Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Aluminum
Trout Collection Original Oil Paintings by Greg Parker
By Greg Parker
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Oil on canvas; 12" x 24" each. Set of four trout still life on rocky beach - brown trout, rainbow trout, brook trout and cutthroat. North Idaho artist. Greg Parker has mastered the a...
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2010s American Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paint
Vintage Hardy Perfect Trout Fly Fishing Reel 3 3/8
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect Trout fly fishing reel,
A good Hardy Perfect trout fly reel with ebonite handle, alloy foot, white agate line guide and rim tension screw. The face plate is marked 'TH...
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1970s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Aluminum
Douglas Adams Sea Trout Fishing Photogravure
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Sea Trout fishing by Douglas Adams.
A large atmospheric highlands fishing photogravure taken from the original painting by Douglas Adams. The angling picture is known as 'Sea Trout ...
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1890s English Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Paper
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19th Century Hand Held Cod Fishing Lines
Located in North Egremont, MA
Very rare artifacts from the once thriving cod fishing industry of North America, carved "reels
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19th Century American Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Lead
Fishing Scene in Pennsylvania, Landscape by Xanthus Smith (1839-1929, American)
Located in New York, NY
Xanthus Smith (1839-1929)
Fishing Scene in Pennsylvania, 1878
Oil on paper mounted on canvas
10 x
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1870s Hudson River School Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Oil
Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good alloy Salmon fly fishing reel with brass face, stamped 'Made in England'. The reel with
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Walnut Starback Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine walnut centre pin starback fishing reel with cut out holes and two bone handles in the front
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Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Fishing Reel
Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A nice gun metal centre pin trout fly fishing reel by Ramsbottom of Liverpool. The reel is in
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1910s English Antique Fishing Reel
Brass and Bakelite Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Brass sea trout fly fishing reel with check mechanism by Heabter, Plymouth.
The reel stamped with
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Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Antique Fishing Reel
Hardy Perfect Trout Fishing Reel
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy perfect trout fly fishing reel.
This mark 2 Hardy Perfect 3, 1/8 inch diameter trout reel is
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1920s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Aluminum
Brass Farlow Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fishing reel in brass by Farlow & Co. with cut-out back plate for weight reduction. The
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1890s British Antique Fishing Reel
Hardy Perfect Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect Salmon Fishing Reel, 1912
This Hardy Perfect salmon reel is with smooth brass
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1910s British Antique Fishing Reel
Salmon Fishing Side Casting Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage side casting fishing reel by Malloch of Perth.
A Malloch of Perth side casting fishing
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Fishing Reel
Brownie Fishing Reel by Millward, 1921 Patent
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Brownie fishing reel by Millward. 1921 Patent sidecasting reel made from wood with aluminium and
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1920s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Walnut
Trout Fishing Reel in Brass by F.J Williams
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine trout fly fishing reel by F.J Williams of 109 Queen Street London. This is a nice quality
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Early 1900s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Walnut Sea Fishing Reel with Brass Fitting and Turned Knobs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A large walnut sea fishing reel with two Bakelite handles on brass back plates, brass central
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Walnut
Antique Starback Fishing Reel, English, Decorative, Angling, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique starback fishing reel. An English, mahogany and brass decorative 4" angling reel
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Mahogany
H 4.34 in W 3.94 in D 2.96 in
Antique Fishing Reel Made of Turned Oak and Brass, UK, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Fishing reel made of turned oak and brass, English manufacture of the early 1900s. Diameter 10 cm
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique Fishing Reel Made of Turned Oak and Brass, UK, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Fishing reel made of turned oak and brass, English manufacture of the early 1900s. Diameter 9 cm
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Vintage 4 1/2" Hardy 'Silex' No. 2 Fishing Reel
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good Hardy 4 1/2 inch fishing reel ' THE 'SILEX' No. 2'. This reel has two horn type handles made
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1910s English Antique Fishing Reel
Hardy Fishing Reel 'The 'Silex Major' Hardy's of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
This reel retains the original colouring with some rubbing between the twin handles. It also has a
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1920s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Metal
Leather Fishing Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage fishing tackle case.
An exceptional leather fishing tackle case with the interior lined in
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1890s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Leather
Brass Multiplier Fishing Winch
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Early brass multiplier trout fishing winch. A fine little reel with brass crank and bone handle.
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1870s English Antique Fishing Reel
Hardy Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'stud' lockjoints, patent adjustable 'screw grip' with fixed housing reel fitting (PAT. No. 14137
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Vintage Fishing Line Drier / Winder by Farlow, London
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
is a very useful tool for today's angler to transfer the fishing line from one reel onto another.
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique Folding X-frame Farlow Fishing Line Winder or Line Drier
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
is a very useful tool for today's angler to transfer the fishing line from one reel onto another.
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Fishing Tackle Leather Trunk, Hardy Brothers, c.1890
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
as gunsmiths in 1872 the brothers were soon selling superior fishing equipment in 1876. This fishing
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Vintage Hardy Trout Fly Fishing Rod, the 'C.C. de France' Split Cane, Palakona
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
reel holder and 9' cork handle. It has the registration number 12464C dating it to 1920s. The rod is 9
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1920s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Bamboo
H 108.08 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Nickel Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Crank wind fishing reel.
Early nickel crank wind fishing reel with curved winding arm and bone
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Early 1900s British Antique Fishing Reel
Starback Neptune Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage wooden fishing reel.
A fantastic centre pin Starback Neptune fishing reel. The front plate
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Early 1900s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Walnut
Trout Fishing Reel by Ramsbottom
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A nice gun metal centre pin trout fly fishing reel by Ramsbottom of Liverpool. The reel is in
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1910s English Antique Fishing Reel
Side casting Salmon Fishing Reel.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
VINTAGE SIDE CASTING FISHING REEL BY MALLOCH OF PERTH.
A Malloch of Perth side casting fishing
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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Fishing Reel
Fishing Reel of Turned Oak and Brass, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Fishing reel of turned oak and brass, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Measures: Cm 14 x
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Mulloch Brass Side Casting Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage side casting fishing reel By Mulloch Of Perth.
A good 3¼" sidecasting salmon fishing reel
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Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
English Fishing Reel Made in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Antique English fishing reel, made of brass. English manufacture, early 1900s. Diameter cm 8. Very
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Early 1900s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Brass Farlow Salmon Fly Fishing Reel in Brass with Horn Handle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fishing reel by Farlows.
A very good 4 ¼ inch brass salmon fishing reel by Farlow, London
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1880s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Vintage Salmon Fly Fishing Reel with Brass and Bakelite Face
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good early London pattern Salmon fly fishing reel made from bakelite and brass with horn handle
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1890s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Fishing Reel Made in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass fishing reel, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Very good working condition. Diameter
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Early 1900s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique English Brass Fishing Reel Made in the Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Brass fishing reel, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Very good working condition.Measure
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Early 1900s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Vintage Marquis ⧣ 7 Aluminium Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Brothers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Vintage Marquis # 7 aluminium Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Brothers
A genuine vintage piece
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Antique Fishing Reel
Fishing Reel Made of Turned Oak and Brass, UK, Early 1900s
Located in Milan, IT
Fishing reel made of turned oak and brass, English manufacture of the early 1900s. Measures: Cm 11
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Vintage J Bernard & Son Trout Fly Fishing Reel with Leather Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good trout fly fishing reel made from bakelite and brass with composite handle. This reel is very
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Early 20th Century British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Brass Salmon Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A very unusual brass Salmon fly reel by Charles J. Heath. This reel has a crank handle on one side
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Early 1900s British Antique Fishing Reel
P D Malloch Patented "Sun and Planet" Fishing Reel.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
P D Malloch Patented "Sun and Planet" Fishing Reel.
A rare Malloch's of Perth patent Sun & Planet
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1910s Scottish Sporting Art Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 6/0 Fishing Reel with Original Leather Case
By Edward Vom Hofe
Located in Montreal, QC
Edward Vom Hofe fishing reel Maker New York Patened May 20 1902
Edward vom Hofe (1846–1920) was a
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Antique English Bamboo Fly Fishing Rod with Reel, Circa 1920's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English bamboo fly fishing rod with reel, Circa 1920's. The fishing rod comes apart in 3
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Early 20th Century English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy Split Cane Trout Fly Fishing Rod 'The Hardy Fly' Palakona
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage hardy fly fishing rod, The 'Hardy Fly'.
A fine 11ft 9 inch, 3-piece split cane fly fishing
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1890s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Cane
Hardy Palakona Split Cane Trout Fly Fishing Rod, Hardy Bros, Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Palakona trout fly fishing rod.
The Hardy 'Palakona' is a fine split cane 2-piece
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1910s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Cane
Hardy Trout Fly Fishing Rod, Palakona, John James Hardy No.2
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy 9'9" split cane 'Palakona' fly fishing rod.
The Hardy 'J J H' rod is a split cane
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1920s British Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Bamboo, Cane
Collection of British Antique Fishing Reels
By Allcocks Ltd, Pape-Newcastle, Alex Martin, Carter & Co
Located in Lancashire, GB
Collection of British Antique Fishing Reels
A great collection of Victorian and Edwardian British
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
Victorian Treen and Brass Fishing Reel of Large Size
Located in London, GB
This large mahogany and brass fishing reel is of unusually large size, and dates from the end of
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1890s British Antique Fishing Reel
19th Century Fishing Box, Formerly From The Estate Of Lord Trent
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A fine old fishing box, formerly the estate of Lord Trent, including a variety of rods and
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1880s English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Wood
19thC American School Oil on Canvas Tarpon Fishing Study, J. Leonhard
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
who manage to hook one have the Challenge of reeling it in as the fish thrashes and jumps about.
An
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1880s American American Colonial Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Canvas
The Compleat Angler, also known as The fly fishermanâ??s work bench
By CATHERINE M WOOD
Located in London, GB
painting testifies to the growing enthusiasm for fly fishing during the 19th century (paintings of fish in
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Early 1900s Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hardy All Brass Fishing Reel
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
Hardy All brass fishing reel.
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Fishing Reel
Materials
Brass
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Antique Fishing Reel For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique fishing reel you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of brass, metal and wood, every antique fishing reel was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique fishing reel, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique fishing reel, those designed in Art Deco, Modern and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique fishing reel over the years, but those crafted by Alex Martin, Allcocks Ltd and Army & Navy CSL are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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