Brindley John Ayers Catalogue of Vintage and Collectable Fishing Tackle
Hardy Perfects |
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| HP-970 | 3.3/4” x 2” wide Hardy Salmon “Perfect” Fly reel with 1912 check, in superb condition, Ivorine handle smooth brass foot, strap over tension regulator with Turk head locking nut, nickel silver left hand thread drum screw, reel in fine condition retaining nearly all the original black lead finish, very fine reel |
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SOLD
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| HP-978 | Exceptional rare 3.5/8” 1st model Contracted alloy “Perfect” with ivorine handle, rod-in-hand trade mark, + Hardy’s Patent Perfect reel to face., as picture on Page 143 of J. Drewett book Hardy the Masters the men and there reels, and as first shown and published in the “Angler” 1896, reel of heavy alloy construction with the distinctive 3 broad alloy pillars with 2 ventilation's to each, we presume for lightness, this reel also has no ball bearings nickel silver outer wire drum core and brass foot, and has also been fitted at a later date through Hardy factory a early stainless steel “U” shaped line guide around the 1900’s I owned this reel many years ago and as far as I know the only other one is the one in Drewett book, a rare Hardy item circa 1896 |
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£1900 |
