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To Iconic Reels.
And the most iconic of the lot, and one that indeed I used when a boy, was the plain ordinary Nottingham wood reel. Made from ash I think with brass fittings and a plain steel spindle, it was the workhorse for anglers for at least 150 years I guess. The better ones had a cross shaped piece of brass to strengthen the back of the reel, and because of this they were known as "starbacks".
They were surprisingly free running. Certainly great anglers of the past such as William Bailey and JW Martin used them. At the turn of the century they cost 2/6d.
These reels led onto the Coxon Aerials and the top class centre-pins of today.
But what of the fixed spool reel, originally called a threadline reel. The Illingworth was named after its inventor, a textile mill owner.
So these the Nottingham wood reel and the Illingworth are the two iconic reels of the past 100 years.
Or don't you agree?
And the most iconic of the lot, and one that indeed I used when a boy, was the plain ordinary Nottingham wood reel. Made from ash I think with brass fittings and a plain steel spindle, it was the workhorse for anglers for at least 150 years I guess. The better ones had a cross shaped piece of brass to strengthen the back of the reel, and because of this they were known as "starbacks".
They were surprisingly free running. Certainly great anglers of the past such as William Bailey and JW Martin used them. At the turn of the century they cost 2/6d.
These reels led onto the Coxon Aerials and the top class centre-pins of today.
But what of the fixed spool reel, originally called a threadline reel. The Illingworth was named after its inventor, a textile mill owner.
So these the Nottingham wood reel and the Illingworth are the two iconic reels of the past 100 years.
Or don't you agree?