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Hardy Stores
An insight into Hardy's store, probably outlet, where members of the Hardy family appear. Plenty to study in this photo from the early...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Hardy Rosewood
Three fine and rare Hardy Rosewood Fly Boxes, circa 1908 and the forerunner to the Neroda fly box, filled with some special flies. With a...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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The Farlow's Expendable Salmon Fly Reservoir
A very neat fly storage solution, created by Richard Wheatley, to provide a compact Salmon fly reservoir. Dating from the early part of...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Stomach Pump
What a great gadget, the Dr Eves Stomach Pump, retailed by Farlows & Co in the last 1930's With this device, you could extract the...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Special Order Silex Major
The Silex Major in Duralumin was provided by Hardy Brothers as a special order and was available from the 1920's through to 1952 when...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
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Lunchtime Reels
I recently heard the expression "Lunchtime Reels" which is well applied when considering the example below. The expression stems from...
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Jan 25, 20241 min read
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