Today's Isolation show - Jardine fly reels

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Today's Isolation show - Jardine fly reels

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Pictured is a group of Jardine Fly Reels, made in England, ca. 1887. Ebonite plates, bound in German silver, brass revolving plate, pillars and spool, skeleton wire barrel which greatly assisted in drying silk line, plates could be ordered perforated or not, as desired.
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Salmon reel 4" diameter no marks.
Trout reel 3" diameter, stamped Pat. 18817
Trout reel 2 1/2" diameter, stamped Carter & Co. London
Trout reel 2 1/4" diameter, stamped Pat. 18817
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Nifty little collection, Ray. :bow: But what does "Jardine" mean? The patent was issued in 1888 and described the arborful of pillars (a mere 19 years after J.J. Ross patented his pillared arbor). I've seen references to the Jardine patent, but 18817 was issued to Reuben Heaton, who mentioned also that "the side plate may be perforated."

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Alfred Jardine the famous pike angler.

Also designer of rods and terminal tackle.
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The Jan. 23, 1886 issue of The Fishing Gazette touts Alfred Jardine as "one of the best all-round anglers, and probably the most successful pike-fisher of this or any time...". Jardine was born on March 25, 1828 in Kent.
The June 4, 1887 issue of The Fishing Gazette lists an advertisement by Carter and Peek 137 St. John Street Road for The Jardine Reel. I would assume that the reel was named for him because of his prowess as a fisherman.
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Yes indeed he was also on the verge of bankruptcy and had to sell he collection of stuffed fish which was unbelievable.

He also had a bit of a tendency to exaggerate the size of fish caught.

How are you reading the FG 1886?
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How are you reading the FG 1886?
Definitely not on a smart phone.

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I have copies of the pages from The Fishing Gazette which have the information that I cited.
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I am currently working through about 60 volumes of the Fishing Gazette.




I should say my partner is working her way through them with a keyword list supplied by me once a page is marked I then read it absorb it and decide if its something to go in my next two books.



Once its finished she will start again on the pre 1912 ones as I have added another keyword.

Plenty of time.
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