Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1920s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
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
Category
1970s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
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
Category
1930s British Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
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
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Used Fly Reels
Materials
Silver
Learning to Fly
By John Leonard DeChiara
Located in Florham Park, NJ
cold. Rod and reel, stick and string, hook and bait. John is one of those.
On a fishing trip with
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Used Fly Reels
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Allcock Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
handle with universal brass reel ring fittings and burgundy close whipping.
Category
1960s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Untangling a Fly from the Tree
By Harvey Eckert
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate depiction of a fly fisherman by Harvey Eckert (American, 1946-2018). Signed in the lower
Category
1980s American Modern Used Fly Reels
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Fly Fisherman, Figurative Landscape Watercolor
By Harvey Eckert
Located in Soquel, CA
published by Trout Unlimited, Fly Fisherman, Rod and Reel. Eckert passed away in 2018.
Category
1980s American Modern Used Fly Reels
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 19.75 in W 23.75 in D 0.75 in
Pezon Et Michel Parabolic Split Cane Trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine split cane trout fly fishing rod, Pezon et Michel Parabolic Speciale Normale. The rod is a
Category
1970s French Used Fly Reels
Materials
Cane
Belgian Quirky Wood Chandelier, Circa 1930 with Industrial feel
Located in Houston, TX
of fly-fishing reels.
Category
1930s Belgian Arts and Crafts Used Fly Reels
Materials
Wood
Vintage Split Cane Trout Fishing Rod by Pezon Et Michel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
cane trout fly fishing rod with alloy screw reel fitting, cork handle, scarlet silk whippings, open
Category
1960s French Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
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
Category
1810s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
Materials
Paint
Cutthroat, Ed 18/20
By Charles Lindsay
Located in Denver, CO
of the fish as the line reels it in from the water. A fly is sticking out of its mouth as the water
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Used Fly Reels
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
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Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A fun and unusual 19th century Victorian English mahogany Bagatelle game board table with nicely aged patina.
Featuring a rectangular folding portable game board with warm, rich ...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass
Saint-Tropez Boucherie, French Riviera, Estate Edition Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover the quintessence of French Riviera charm in Slim Aarons' iconic photograph, 'Saint-Tropez Boucherie,' on Rue des Commercants, Saint-Tropez, 1971. This image is a beautiful i...
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1970s Realist Used Fly Reels
Materials
Lambda
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H 40 in W 60 in
19th Century Scottish Horn, Citrine & Solid Silver Table Snuff Mull c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Scottish large table snuff mull. The name "mull" is dialect for "mill" and some snuff mulls featured devices for smashing snuff, this typical Scottish design fro...
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1880s Scottish Other Used Fly Reels
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
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H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 7.09 in
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Boy on Tricycle, Made in Germany, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up boy on tricycle is a vintage mechanical toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy representing a boy riding his tricycle.
Made in Germany in 1930s. Made in lithographed ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Used Fly Reels
Materials
Metal
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 condition. The reel is all brass, with optional check, exchangeable drum and small bla...
Category
1910s Scottish Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass
Framed Japanese Festival Kimono with Tsutshugaki Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival kimono expertly mounted and displayed in a large acrylic shadow box. This impressive ceremonial garment circa late 19th-early 20th century was made from a thick l...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Used Fly Reels
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
Georgian Prince of Wales Feathers Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian Tea Caddy featuring the Prince of Wales Feathers with Canted Corners
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Prince of Wales feathers Harewoo...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Used Fly Reels
Materials
Boxwood, Satinwood, Harewood
Vintage 1920s Black Japanned Dry Fly Fishing Box
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage black Japanned dry fly fishing box.
A black japanned tin fly box with cream interior and four compartments with transparent celluloid lids so that the flies inside may be se...
Category
1920s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Tin
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 very nice original example with the original coating. The brass foot has not been ta...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass
19th Century sporting oil painting of a horse and dogs hunting
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
John Duvall
British, (1815-1892)
Directing the Shoot
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 17.75 inches x 13.75 inches
Size including frame: 25.5 inches x 21.5 inches
John Duvall was b...
Category
19th Century Victorian Used Fly Reels
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
"Outlook Promising" Naturalistic Figurative Texas Coastal Landscape Painting
By Al Barnes
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic sporting landscape painting by Texas artist Al Barnes. The work features a central male figure on an airboat with his dog set against a quiet coastal Texas landscape. Si...
Category
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Used Fly Reels
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Angling Still Life of Fish - British Edwardian art 1910 oil painting fishing
Located in London, GB
This beautifully composed British Edwardian still life oil painting is attributed to noted fish artist Rowland Knight. Painted circa 1910 it is a still life of salmon and rainbow tro...
Category
1910s Realist Used Fly Reels
Materials
Oil
French Tole and Glass Lantern
Located in Houston, TX
French tole and glass lantern dating to 19th century. Four-sided iron frame, tole top and glass paneled sides. Not wired for electricity, but can be wired, or fitted for usage with g...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Used Fly Reels
Materials
Iron, Tin
Oil on Tin Retablo Our Lady Refugio of Sinners or Madonna and Child
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil on tin retablo nuetra señora del refugio ( Mary Refuge of Sinners ) or madonna and child, She is crowned and is holding baby christ, who is also crowned she is wearing blue and o...
Category
19th Century Mexican Baroque Used Fly Reels
Materials
Tin
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos 'Toio' Floor Lamp, Italy 1960
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos, Achille Castiglioni
Located in Naples, IT
Floor lamp model Toio designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in the 1960s. Black lacquered metal base, hexagonal chrome drawn as a stem equipped with fishing rod l...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 61.03 in W 6.7 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Lacquered Maki-E Natsume in Kodaiji Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered tea caddy (known as Natsume) with fine Maki-e decoration circa 18-19th century Edo to Meiji period. The large-sized natsume with a fitted lid, sometimes also cal...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Used Fly Reels
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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Hardy “Pall Mall Centenary” Rod and Reel Set
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
“Perfect Dry” fly reel known as the “Houghton”, mounted within a rosewood chest with plaque (together with
Category
Late 20th Century English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy "Perfect" Salmon Fly Fishing Reel, Hardy Bros, Alnwick England
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 3 ¾' salmon fly fishing reel.
A good Hardy Perfect salmon fly reel with ebonite
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
Hardy Perfect Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good Hardy Perfect trout fly reel with ebonite handle, alloy foot, white agate line guide and rim
Category
Late 20th Century British Used Fly Reels
Vintage Fishing Reel, Pryce-Tannatt's Personal Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pryce-Tannatt's personal fishing reel. This is a Hardy St. George alloy trout fly reel, it has a
Category
1930s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
Hardy Perfect 3 1/8 Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy perfect 3 1/8 Trout fly fishing reel.
A good Hardy perfect Trout fly reel with bakelite
Category
1940s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
Hardy Perfect 2 7/8 Trout Fly Fishing Reel, Mark 2 Check
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 2 7/8 Trout fly fishing reel, mark 2 check.
A good Hardy Perfect Trout fly reel with
Category
1940s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Metal
St George Fly Fishing Reel by Hardy Bros
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
St George fly fishing reel by Hardy Bros.
This is a Hardy 'Saint George' alloy trout fly reel, it
Category
1950s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
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 Used Fly Reels
David Rockefeller Family Fly Fishing "Reel and Fly" Collection & Seamen's Chest
Located in South Burlington, VT
David Rockefeller signed family trout and salmon fly fishing "Reel and Fly"
collection.
Provenance
Category
Late 20th Century American Used Fly Reels
Materials
Metal
Treasury of Reels the Fishing Reel Collection, Limited Edition 81/100
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
A Treasury of Reels: The Fishing Reel Collection of the American Museum of Fly Fishing, Limited
Category
1990s Used Fly Reels
Materials
Paper
Salmon Fishing Reel by Foster
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fly fishing reel by Foster of Ashbourne. This is a 'Hardy Perfect' type salmon reel made
Category
1930s British Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1920s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
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
Category
1910s English Used Fly Reels
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) Used Fly Reels
Hardy Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy split cane fly rod, 'THE J J H'.
The Hardy 'The J J H rod' is a split cane Palakona
Category
1920s British Used Fly Reels
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
Category
Early 1900s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass
Split Cane Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A split cane two-piece trout fly fishing rod in excellent original condition with blue canvas bag
Category
Mid-20th Century British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Scottie Trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine Sharpe's of Aberdeen 9', two-piece impregnated split cane trout fly rod, the Scottie. The
Category
1960s Scottish Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Belgian Vintage Quirky Carved Wood Chandelier with fishing reel design.
Located in Houston, TX
canopy, bulbs sold separately. The light reminds me of something for a fly-fishing cabin or for movie
Category
1930s Belgian Arts and Crafts Used Fly Reels
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hardy Hollolight Hollokona Trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy trout fly fishing rod, 'The Hollolight'.
A fine 9ft, 3 piece split cane fly fishing
Category
1960s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Cane
Vintage Hardy Fly Fishing Rod, the 'Halford Knockabout', circa 1960, Split Cane
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
screw reel fitting and cork handle. It has a reversible butt spear and the alloy reel ring has Hardy's
Category
1960s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
H 112.01 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Fly Fishing Rod by Fosters 'The England's Favourite' Split Cane
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, fixed screw reel grip with a cork covered housing and 7' handle with a reversible butt spear. The butt
Category
1960s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
H 102.37 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Vintage Three-Piece Hardy Trout Fly Rod, The 'C.C. de France'.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage three-piece Hardy Trout Fly rod, The 'C.C. de France'.
The Hardy 'C.C. de France' is a
Category
1950s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
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
Category
1920s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
H 108.08 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Split Cane Brook Rod 'The Merlin'
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Trout fly fishing rod, The Merlin.
A fine 6ft, 2 piece split cane trout fly rod, The Merlin by
Category
Mid-20th Century Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy Fishing Rod, "C.C. de France"
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Fly fishing rod, the 'C.C. de France'.
The Hardy 'C.C. de France' is a split cane
Category
1930s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy 'Phantom' Split Cane Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy fly fishing rod, the 'Phantom'.
The Hardy 'Phantom' is a split cane Palakona 2-piece
Category
1960s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Victorian Fishing Tackle Leather Trunk, Hardy Brothers, c.1890
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
trunk contain a collection of reels lovingly cared for over the years, a leather book of flies, for all
Category
19th Century British Victorian Used Fly Reels
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 9.45 in W 19.69 in D 13.78 in
Printers Tray with Fishing Display
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
lighweight Hardy reel, house of Hardy cloth label, rod stoppers, lures and flies. There are also lead pellets
Category
Mid-20th Century English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Wood
Hardy Fishing Rod, "The Wye"
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy 'The Wye' Palakona salmon fishing rod.
A fine double-handed salmon fly fishing rod by Hardy
Category
1950s English Used Fly Reels
Amazing Graphic Flag with 37, Six-Pointed Stars in a Double Wreath Pattern
Located in York County, PA
scarcely be stronger, as families reeled from the emotional and financial strains of the most costly war
Category
Late 19th Century Used Fly Reels
H 68.25 in W 108.5 in D 1 in
Vintage Hardy Perfect Salmon Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy Perfect 4' Fly Fishing Reel.
A good Hardy Perfect Salmon fly reel with ebonite handle, ribbed
Category
1930s English Sporting Art Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
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
Category
Early 1900s British Used Fly Reels
Mr. Pryce-Tannatt's Personal Fishing Reel, Trout Fishing Reel, Hardy St. George
By Hardy Brothers of Alnwick
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pryce-Tannatt's personal fishing reel. This is a Hardy St. George alloy trout fly reel, it has a
Category
Mid-20th Century English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Aluminum
Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 6/0 Fishing Reel with Original Leather Case
By Edward Vom Hofe
Located in Montreal, QC
New York fishing equipment entrepreneur of the late 1800s. He introduced his first two fly reels
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1890s English Used Fly Reels
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
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial Used Fly Reels
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
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
Category
Early 20th Century British Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1880s English Used Fly Reels
Materials
Brass
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
Category
1910s English Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1890s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Cane
Fishing Rod, Hardy "Keith Rollo" Fly Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Hardy Split Cane 'Palakona' Fly Fishing Rod.
The Hardy 'Keith Rollo' rod is a split cane
Category
1940s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Hardy 'De Luxe' Split Cane Palakona Fly Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Hardy "The De-luxe" Palakona Fishing Rod.
A beautifully 3 piece 8' split cane fly fishing rod by
Category
1930s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Pezon Et Michel Ritz Super Parabolic Trout Fly Fishing Rod
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A good split cane trout fly fishing rod, Pezon et Michel Ritz Super Parabolic. A two piece rod, 8ft
Category
1970s French Used Fly Reels
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
Category
1920s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo, 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
Category
1910s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Cane
Vintage Trout Fishing Rod, Split Cane, Scottie
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Sharpe, Trout Fly Fishing Rod, "The Scottie".
A fine J.S. Sharpe's of Aberdeen 9'6", 2-piece
Category
1970s British Used Fly Reels
Materials
Bamboo
"Redheads" - Original Watercolor and Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Press, Univ. of Illinois Press, Safari Press, Lyons Press, Fly Rod and Reel, Sporting Classics, and Wild
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Used Fly Reels
Materials
Etching, Watercolor, Ink, Paper
H 16 in W 17 in D 1 in
Casting the Bighole, Ed 13/25
By Charles Lindsay
Located in Denver, CO
This is a black and white photograph of a blurred out fisherman's reel and rod while the fisherman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Used Fly Reels
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
The Bamboo Rod 5/96 (fly fishing, reel it in, river)
Located in Basalt, CO
To create an etching, Ostlind heats a copper plate and then uses a small roller to coat it evenly with his etching "ground," a combination of beeswax and asphaltum, a coloring agent....
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2010s Used Fly Reels
Materials
Paper, Etching
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
Category
Early 1900s Used Fly Reels
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Used Fly Reels For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of used fly reels available for sale. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and brass, all used fly reels available were constructed with great care. Used fly reels have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There have been many well-made used fly reels over the years, but those made by Hardy Bros. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
Finding the Right collectibles-curiosities for You
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
Questions About Used Fly Reels
- Where are Hardy fly reels made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Hardy fly reels are made in Alnwick, England. William Hardy started selling angling equipment in Alnwick in 1874, and grew into developing exceptional tackle, giving this company an extensive history. On 1stDibs, find an array of Hardy fly reels from top sellers.
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