http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25176/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:10:21 GMT Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:13:22 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25176/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/142518/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-142518 The Temco name is a mystery. Nothing... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dustnstuff) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/142518 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:59:07 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/142454/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-142454 Providence had its share of mill manufacturers, and was until recently the jewelry capital of the USA. But why reels? Who had the "thing" for them to turn out relatively small runs? None of my old Yankee pals seem to know a thing about this company, which surprises me.
Are any of the fly reels more sophisticated than a single click/pawl and solid cast main gear?
Can you post any pics of the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (warrick) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/142454 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:14:01 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/142375/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-142375 Green baitcaster with engraved end plates showing fisherman with fish on the line, Lake City fly reel, Cleveland Ohio, Horrocks-Ibbotson Sportscraft #150, South Bend fly reel #1120, Weber Katahatch, Hawthorne 60-6434, and Montgomery Ward (I haven't seet this one yet).
The research is always going on.
Dustnstuff
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dustnstuff) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/142375 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:59:04 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/142279/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-142279
Rick, from my experience, only fine-braided, oil-fished silk lines are worth working with. Coarse-braided enamel lines will probably not refinish and maybe not be worth the effort. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bulldog1935) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/142279 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:38:18 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/141767/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-141767

Really a pretty nice reel....interesting design.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Bud) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/141767 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:15:41 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/141724/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-141724 Here's the black "crinkle" finish on the Duncan Briggs.
The handle, line guard, and foot are all bright.
After cleaning and hot saucing the simple single pawl mechanism, this reel actually purrs.
The silk line has come back 100%. It seems almost new, though its very stiff and has only the slightest DT on both ends before the body.
I imagine that it needs to be "broken in" as it doesn't appear to have... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (warrick) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/141724 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:53:11 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/141691/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-141691 I double-checked and there is no date on the parts sheet for my Kalahatch, but the box is marked "Weber Tackle Company," which would date the Weber version (or at least the box) to after 1957, when the name was changed from "Weber Lifelike Fly Company." Duncan Briggs almost certainly made the Weber reel, or at least parts of it. There are differences between the Kalahatch and the marked Duncan Briggs -- the latter has a bigger retaining screw (and a bigger spindle)... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (teter) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/141691 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:58:50 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/141640/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-141640 feeds@yuku.com (teter) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/141640 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:56:10 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/reply/141613/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html#reply-141613 They made a lot of reels in those two years, with many marked for Weber and South Bend, among others.






]]> feeds@yuku.com (bulldog1935) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/sreply/141613 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:20:30 GMT http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25176/t/Duncan-Briggs-history-.html Not only did I get a great silk line but after cleaning the reel a bit and examining the chipped surface closely,
it turns out to be a Duncan Briggs, made in Providence RI.
Does anyone know much about this manufacturer?
I imagine that they must have made other metal goods as well.
What years were they in operation and is there a former street address?

Many... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (warrick) http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/topic/25176 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:10:21 GMT