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reelsmith		#61	[url]	[-]
Posts: 617 11/26/2008 12:17	Bubba wrote: ... say have you gotten tired of that Hardy handheld fly vice yet ? Not yet ...that's going to take a long time. Maybe I can come up with something else. Dean.
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reelsmith		#62	[url]	[-]
Posts: 621 12/03/2008 23:27	It's been a good month for gadgets. I just added a Hardy "Curate" and a brass Clearing Ring. The handle of the Curate is also an oil reservoir and the cap has a pick attached. I can't imagine carrying this bulky thing around when fishing ...sure looks nice in my display case though. Dean.
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reelsmith		#63	[url]	[-]
Posts: 625 12/06/2008 18:45	This came in today's mail. Sometimes I go six months without adding anything to my collection ...but when it rains, it pours. C'omon guys ...keep those pictures coming ! Dean. Last Edited By: reelsmith 12/07/2008 10:49. Edited 1 time.
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reelsmith		#64	[url]	[-]
Posts: 644 12/23/2008 12:14	More goodies just in time for Christmas. The "Drianoil" and the black "Harlaw" dry fly oiler finally arrived from the UK and I just picked up a "Wardle" magnifier that looks to have never been used.
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enigma309		#65	[url]	[-]
Posts: 398 12/23/2008 15:19 Reclusive! Like J D Salinger	I 'found' this recently at a local auction; not sure if it's a gismo or a contraption but I love it. Solid Mahogany, Dovetailed joints. Going to have to beg an awful lot of Flys to fill it . . Brian Angling Accessories
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Flyman615		#66	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3024 12/27/2008 15:40	Hi Guys: Here's a "contraption" I recently acquired. A neat old wooden line drier complete with four old silk lines, two of which are in especially nice shape. Best regards, Flyman
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reelsmith		#67	[url]	[-]
Posts: 649 12/29/2008 22:05	Brian, that is a killer chest ! Flyman, neat piece. Very folky. Thank you both for sharing. When I was a boy I did most of my fishing in my best friend's pond. The pond is about 8 acres in size, well secluded and on private property. I was essentially the only one that fished it and it was the time of my life. Over looking the pond was a mansion on a hill, which many years later was the site of an estate sale, which I attended. At the sale I found a fishing gizmo in the garage. There was no other tackle, just this cool little gizmo. This was back when I was writing my Vest Pocket Collectible articles for Fishing Collectibles Magazine, so I was thrilled to acquire it. I later found it in a 1940 David T. Abercrombie Company catalog (page 311) and it was referred to as the "Handiclip". The description is as follows: Tweezer and cutter indispensable to all fly fisherman for handling small flies, trimming wings, cutting leader and line, picking out knots, disgorging and removing small hooks. Made of high grade cadmium plate rust proof tempered tool steel. Has ring for tie fastener. From the day I found it until last week, it was the only one I had ever seen. The one I found at the estate sale was sold along with the rest of my gadget collection many years ago. The one pictured above was spotted in a bunch of miscellaneous tackle box stuff that was listed on Joe's Old Lures Board. I replied to the ad ...but was too late. Lucky for me, the fellow that bought it was nice enough to sell it to me. It's funny how these things happen. Metal Specialties made two other fly fishing tools that I know of; a fly tying vise and a fly keeper much like the "Hank's Fly Clip". The vise is fairly common and I see them on eBay now and again. The fly clip, on the other hand, is scarce and I'm hoping to find another. Dean. Last Edited By: reelsmith 06/25/2009 12:12. Edited 2 times.
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flyboxfan		#68	[url]	[-]
Posts: 26 12/30/2008 06:10	Brian, That is an amazing fly chest worth all your polishing effort
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reelsmith		#69	[url]	[-]
Posts: 702 02/11/2009 17:32	The latest addition... ...a pair of "Malloch of Perth" fly tying scissors with a nickle-silver tip guard. First I've ever seen. Dean. Last Edited By: reelsmith 05/13/2009 17:29. Edited 2 times.
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reelsmith		#70	[url]	[-]
Posts: 754 04/21/2009 14:07	It's been far too long between fixes for me and I was glad to add this cool Hardy box & bottle to my collection. I have a Hardy "Waistcoat Pocket Bottle" on the way to me from across the great pond. Pictures upon arrival. Dean.
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reelhimin		#71	[url]	[-]
Posts: 433 04/21/2009 18:02	Great bottle Dean and in the box too. Good find.
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reelsmith		#72	[url]	[-]
Posts: 764 05/03/2009 21:49	reelhimin wrote: Great bottle Dean and in the box too. Good find. Thanks Gary. Here is another tough one that just arrived ...the Hardy "Waistcoat Pocket Fly Oil Bottle". This little bottle with raised lettering in the glass, can be seen in the 1909 catalog. The raised lettering says "Hardy Brothers Ltd., Alnwick, Fill To The Line". The sleeve inside the bottle prevents the oil from spilling so long as the instructions are followed. Very cool ...and incredibly hard to find. Dean.
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reelsmith		#73	[url]	[-]
Posts: 781 05/13/2009 16:02	Okay ...so you guys aren't much into bottles. How about vises? I've been after a Paul Young vise for years but never found just the right one, until now. All the others I have seen (about a half dozen in 30 years) had a base that the tier would screw into his bench. I had always hoped I'd find one with a clamp and last week I did. Not only does this one have a clamp, but the neck pivots left/right/up/down and it folds for travel. Very cool. A wonderful addition to my vise collection: http://www.chronosmith.com/?dp=Vises%2F Dean.
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Flyman615	Young vise	#74	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3227 05/13/2009 19:41	Dean: That is one nice piece. A beautifully designed and historic vise to add to your collection! Regards, Scott
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reelsmith		#75	[url]	[-]
Posts: 783 05/14/2009 09:59	Thanks, Scott. According to Bob Summers the vise is Circa 1935 and was made for Paul by a small shop in Detroit. Dean.
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quashnet		#76	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2582 05/14/2009 10:45 Moderatus Muscae	This is the highest grade (of three available grades) PHY "Sportsman" vise, exactly as shown in the 1933 PHY catalog. By 1937 there were four models, and the fittings of the higher-grade models had changed slightly from what is seen on this excellent example. Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of over 455 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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reelsmith		#77	[url]	[-]
Posts: 786 05/16/2009 11:34	Thanks, Bob. "Highest Grade" seems about right. It really is a stellar piece. Dean.
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reelsmith		#78	[url]	[-]
Posts: 805 06/02/2009 20:18	Today, while travelling for work, I stopped in a fly shop to continue my never ending hunt for cool old fishing related stuff. I could not believe my eyes when I found this box ... I think I have seen 3, maybe 4 of these in all of my years of collecting, have always wanted one and at last I do. Last Edited By: reelsmith 06/02/2009 20:20. Edited 1 time.
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Finn		#79	[url]	[-]
Posts: 37 06/05/2009 02:33	Here's something I think is neat. The book is called Hamlet Travestie and this is a first edition published in 1809.At sometime in the distant past someone decided to make a flybook out of it. They hollowed out some of the pages, added some muslin and some flies and stitched it up. It was found in an attic in England wrapped in newspaper dated 1932. Some of the flies are gut eyed and all of the leader is brittle. Nice looking flies though.
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reelsmith		#80	[url]	[-]
Posts: 810 06/06/2009 12:21	That is really neat ...a 200 year old first-edition made into a fly book. Very cool. Thanks for showing us. Dean.
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