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stefanduma	Fishing Reels - Collecting for all.		Lead	[-]
Posts: 108 04/18/2009 12:25	Tags : None I don't know how many people on this forum have Phil Wallers two volume book Fishing Reels but I have just unpacked them after not looking at them for more than two years and it was just like two new books. Over two hundred pages, lots of pictures and extracts from catalogues. I spent a few hours looking at them and found a snippet of information I had been looking for for months! The Antique Tackle Observer
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dennis.fiberglassflyro...		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 162 04/18/2009 12:52	Great books -- a joy to read. The index of reel manufacturers and retailers with dates of operation and addresses is an excellent reference. Dennis
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stefanduma		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 110 04/19/2009 13:18	There are a few rare reels pictured including some I had not seen the first time round. I did notice a Dingley reel with a German Silver foot and a knurled centre latch. Never seen one. The Antique Tackle Observer
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Whitefish Press		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 302 04/19/2009 14:15 Sic transit piscatoria Clark's	Phil's books are very nice and quite informative. Someone here in America must have bought a ton of them as they were selling for $15 each or thereabouts on an internet auction site recently. A real bargain in my estimation. -- Dr. Todd
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stefanduma		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 111 04/19/2009 14:23	Whitefish Press wrote: Phil's books are very nice and quite informative. Someone here in America must have bought a ton of them as they were selling for $15 each or thereabouts on an internet auction site recently. A real bargain in my estimation. -- Dr. Todd I think he did 1000 for volume 1 and then when he did the reprint he did 1000 of vol 1 and the same for vol 2. I bought a few of them and keep a couple of new unused ones and a pair of working ones. The Antique Tackle Observer
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nackymoo		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 86 04/19/2009 15:15	i met him , hes a nice guy , i think he is planning a new book , i been tryin to get him to include some of my reels and i think he will , he seemed pretty interested anyway..
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bulldog1935		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 7216 04/19/2009 17:00 Bulldog1935	the quality of the B&W photo plates alone makes these books - highly recommended. the rods are never obsolete - the marketing is.
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bmwmoa67707		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 04/20/2009 08:29	Where can they be obtained now...Amazon only had one.....sounds like a set of books everyone who collects reels should have.....thanks, steve
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nackymoo		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 89 04/20/2009 09:49	you can always get them on , eeeeebeigh..... although graham turners book is probably the best one to have if you are a serious collector..
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stefanduma		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 114 04/20/2009 10:56	bmwmoa67707 wrote: Where can they be obtained now...Amazon only had one.....sounds like a set of books everyone who collects reels should have.....thanks, steve I see them on the bay site now and again but someone in the States must have hundreds of them left. The Antique Tackle Observer
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stefanduma		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 115 04/20/2009 11:36	nackymoo wrote: you can always get them on , eeeeebeigh..... although graham turners book is probably the best one to have if you are a serious collector.. If you are a serious collector you should have them all. Graham Turner has been buying more tackle items for his forthcoming third edition. The Antique Tackle Observer
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scottishtrout		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 59 04/21/2009 08:43	Steph - I though you still did the books - I must have missed more auctions than I thought! Note for every one else - Steph once sold me a book (mentioned on another thread) that allowed me to corner the market in Italian Reels in the UK - which funded some very nice Scottish stuff - I'll always be grateful for that. The first 2 Italian Reels I found were an Alcedo jupter in blue (bought for £25 sold for £700) and 1st model Alcedo Micron with the fab black crackle finish (bought in a lot with a couple of other reels for £70 sold for £600) - they were both described as Multi Rarissimo in the book. I would have not even bothered looking at them if it were not for the book. They and quite a few other Italian reels left the UK bound for Italy. Re other reel collecting books - the 3 Jamie Maxton Graham ones are a must... esp the one with the blue cover, can't remember it's name - but one of the most eclectic tackle books out there.... Last Edited By: scottishtrout 04/21/2009 09:25. Edited 3 times.
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nackymoo		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 94 04/21/2009 16:45	jamie maxtones book "fishing tackle of yesterday" u mean , he used to come into our antique shop , he was a very difficult man to deal with but also very charming and knowledgeable , he did not suffer fools at all , i met graham turner at the last mullocks , i dont think he has ever fished in his life , i think he is just a collector.. of course this could just be a rumour but i dont think so..
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scottishtrout		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 61 04/22/2009 04:37	Sell your business, find a niche area of collecting that has no "standard" book - make a collection, publish the book - sell the collection at an auction, as the Mr X collection (or more than one auction if you made the collection large enough..) and make a fortune (even thought, through lack of knowledge, some of the items are not quite what they are supposed to be)... few years later start the whole process again... or am I too cynical? (this is an example and is not based on any real life character) As to JMG - I kind of liked him, it was always an event when his list of tackle for sale arrived - there were always desirable items at low prices amongst his other high priced items, he was unique! It was just a shame that in the later years dementia (or whatever) changed (or increased the negative aspects) of his character.
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stefanduma		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 120 04/23/2009 17:56	scottishtrout wrote: Steph - I though you still did the books - I must have missed more auctions than I thought! Note for every one else - Steph once sold me a book (mentioned on another thread) that allowed me to corner the market in Italian Reels in the UK - which funded some very nice Scottish stuff - I'll always be grateful for that. The first 2 Italian Reels I found were an Alcedo jupter in blue (bought for £25 sold for £700) and 1st model Alcedo Micron with the fab black crackle finish (bought in a lot with a couple of other reels for £70 sold for £600) - they were both described as Multi Rarissimo in the book. I would have not even bothered looking at them if it were not for the book. They and quite a few other Italian reels left the UK bound for Italy. Re other reel collecting books - the 3 Jamie Maxton Graham ones are a must... esp the one with the blue cover, can't remember it's name - but one of the most eclectic tackle books out there.... I remember it well, I thought at the time " what does Colin want with Italian reel information?" Now we all know and I thought you sold the book on *Bay when you had made enough money from them! The Antique Tackle Observer
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stefanduma		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 121 04/23/2009 18:05	nackymoo wrote: jamie maxtones book "fishing tackle of yesterday" u mean , he used to come into our antique shop , he was a very difficult man to deal with but also very charming and knowledgeable , he did not suffer fools at all , i met graham turner at the last mullocks , i dont think he has ever fished in his life , i think he is just a collector.. of course this could just be a rumour but i dont think so.. I knew Jaimie well and he did indeed unearth some magnificent tackle. He was very knowledgeable but he did make mistakes, everyone would get his catalogues scan it it like crazy and try to buy the sleeper that he had failed to identify correctly. Graham Turner never fished and knows nothing about fishing and collector? no investor is the term I would use. I remember talking to him just before his book came out, George Thornton told me a story of how Graham started collecting tackle that I thought was a bit far fetched. I asked Graham and he was proud to tell me; his son wanted a fishing outfit so he went to an auction and bought a few rods and other items. He took them home and someone pointed out that cane rods were collectible and he had done well. He decided to get a solid fibre glass rod instead for his son and keep the cane rods. The rest is history. I do remember asking him why he had not included various manufacturers including Young's, his reply who wants to know about Young's, what did they ever do! The Antique Tackle Observer
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scottishtrout		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 62 04/24/2009 04:58	I still have the book Steph (and a couple of the nicer Italian reels)! What we need now is a book on post war fly reels by Farlow or Sharpe! Aquarex = Python, who made them?
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Whitefish Press		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 318 04/24/2009 10:03 Sic transit piscatoria Clark's	By the way, I had not heard Turner was revising his book...is there any E.T.A. on this? Will it be a complete revision? -- Dr. Todd
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FWdB		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 367 04/24/2009 12:18	Great anecdote! I've considered buying Turner's book but haven't yet. I'll be waiting for the reprint. Thanks for the info! Wilfred de Bruijn The Lowlands Of Holland
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DoctorFly		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 231 04/24/2009 15:15	scottishtrout wrote: What we need now is a book on post war fly reels by Farlow or Sharpe! Aquarex = Python, who made them? Now I'll go along with that! I think Rupe will have covered the Redditch angle, but the London makers who became BFR, and especially the Aberdeen Sharpes/Farlow/Milward operation need to be chronicled. Colin, you're the nearest to Don at Sharpe's and, whilst he only goes back 30 odd years or so, he must still know those who were there before him. regards, Doc www.doctor-fly.com Last Edited By: DoctorFly 04/24/2009 15:37. Edited 2 times.
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