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Auction date Wednesday 26 February 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

Head of Sale: 

Julian Smith


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Wednesday 26th February at 10.30am

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 387

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
25 HARDY UNIQUA: A 4 1/4" FLY REEL
with smooth brass foot, ivorine handle and oval latch, single check, stamped with maker 'WS', with 2" wide spool

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£100 - £200 £150 View
26 W H DINGLEY FOR H MOORE, LIVERPOOL 'THE NOVA SILEX': A 4 1/4" SALMON CASTING REEL
with twin ivorine handles, ivorine bar brake handle, smooth steel foot and half coin check, stamped internally 'D151 Dingley's Patent 20133/1911'

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £90 View
27 A BIRMINGHAM STYLE 3" BRASS TROLLING REEL
with smooth brass foot, ebonite handle and pillar drum

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £90 View
28 J MACGOWAN OF LONDON: A 3 3/8" BRASS TROLLING REEL
with smooth brass foot, brass pillar drum and horn handle, raised check

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£80 - £150 £80 View
29 HARDY 'THE SILEX MULTIPLIER': A RARE 2 3/4" BAIT CASTING REEL
an external oil pipe model, with ebonite handle, smooth brass foot, turned ivorine rim-mounted casting bar and milled tension adjustor

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£500 - £1,000 - View
30 HARDY UNIQUA: A 4 1/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ribbed brass foot, ebonite handle, telephone latch and duplicated check, with 2" wide spool

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £60 View
31 HARDY PERFECT: A 3 3/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with brass foot, ivorine handle and strap tensioner

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£100 - £200 £300 View
32 HARDY SILEX 'THE MASTER': A 4" SALMON CASTING REEL
by W.H. Dingley, with twin ivorine handles, brass foot and ivorine brake level, stamped internally '166, Turnballs Patent 29107-1913', with engraved retailers details 'JJS Walker & Brampton'
£50 - £100 £100 View
33 HARDY PERFECT: A 3 3/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ebonite handle, rim tensioner, Hardy's patent revolving line guard and duplicated check, with ribbed brass foot

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 £400 View
34 HARDY SILEX: A 4" SALMON CASTING REEL
with twin ivorine handles, rim tensioner and smooth brass foot, stamped 'C' internally

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £60 View
35 ARMY & NAVY HERCULES: A 4 3/4" BRASS SALMON REEL
with raised check, smooth brass foot and horn handle

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £40 View
36 HARDY UNIQUA: A 4 1/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ebonite handle, ribbed brass foot and latch, single check and 2" wide spool, with Spitfire finish, stamped with maker's mark 'WS'

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£100 - £200 £100 View
37 W.H. DINGLEY 'UNIQUA': A 4" SALMON FLY REEL
retailed by A. Carter & Co., with ivorine handle, single check and smooth brass foot, stamped internally 'D3 Glanrhos 1917'

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £50 View
38 W.H. DINGLEY: A 3 3/4" TROUT FLY REEL
retailed by JJS Walker, Brampton & Co., with smooth brass foot, perforated front plate and ebonised handle, stamped internally '39'; and one other W.H. Dingley 3 3/8" trout fly reel, retailed by…
£50 - £100 £90 View
39 HARDY 'THE SUPER SILEX MULTIPLIER': A RARE 3 1/4" BAIT CASTING REEL
with ribbed brass foot, horn handle and ivorine casting trigger, milled nickel silver tension regulator, with rear ivorine quadrant weight indicator, stamped with maker 'RMS' (Robert Marshall Scott)
£500 - £1,000 - View
40 J.E. MILLER OF LEEDS 'HERCULES': A 5" BRASS SALMON FLY REEL
with horn handle, raised check and perforated foot

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £50 View
41 HARDY SILEX: A BAIT CASTING REEL
a rare prototype by W.H. Dingley, with brass later line guard, half coin check and twin ebonite handles, brass foot, stamped 'D' internally

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 - View
42 HARDY PERFECT: A 3 1/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ebonite handle, smooth brass foot, rim tensioner and duplicated check

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 £420 View
43 W.H. DINGLEY SILEX 'THE CLIMAX': A 4 1/4" BAIT CASTING REEL
with twin ivorine handles and ivorine bar handle and duplicated check, stamped internally 'D765' and 'Dingleys Patent 20133/1911'

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £90 View
44 W.H. DINGLEY PERFECT: A 4 1/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ebonised handle, brass foot, rim tensioner and duplicated check, stamped internally 'D1'

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£80 - £150 £140 View
45 HARDY PERFECT: A 2 7/8" TROUT FLY REEL
with ebonised handle, rim tensioner, duplicate check and ribbed brass foot

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 - View
46 A RARE FARSHURE ALLOY THREADLINE CASTING REEL
with rectangular gear housing, 'S'-scroll brass winding arm and ebonite handle, patent no. 88/1921, reel no. 274

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£50 - £100 £150 View
47 A RARE HARDY 'THE MATCH FISHERS' CENTREPIN REEL
circa 1937-1939, with twin ebonite handles, shallow cored drum and swivelling brass foot, with steel line guide

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£200 - £400 £220 View
48 HARDY PATENT PERFECT: A 4 1/4" SALMON FLY REEL
with ivorine handle, strap tensioner and Hardy Patent revolving line guard, brass foot

Provenance: A private Shropshire sporting collection.
£300 - £500 £480 View

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