Old Rod & Reel

Shimanoman · Post by **Shimanoman** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:11 pm

Several years ago I acquired a rod,4 pieces,total lenght,13ft6in. It is made of wood,round, and wrapped with what appears to be a black,linen -type thread. The line guides are circular brass rings which hang from the rod. The butt cap is brass and it has a fish(salmon?) engraved on it above the name W.Wright Maker 376 Strand London. The butt section is similar to a pool cue in taper and diameter. It appears to have been a two handed rod. The reel was affixed to the rod by means of a sliding brass ringthe reel foot sat in a rectangular depression carved into the wood of the butt. The reel is 33/4"in diameter and 2" thick. It is made of brass. The bottom of the reelfoot(nearest the butt and not visible when attached to the rod ) has a fish(salmon) engraved? on it. The side of the reel has JONES engraved on it in block letters and Maker,111 Jermyn St London in script. The handle appears to be ivory or bone. Does anyone out there know anything about these makers? This outfit came from the Yarmouth area of Nova Scotia and I believe the Original owner to have been a member of the Killam family. Thanking you in advance Regards, Shimanoman

Penobscot Bill · Post by **Penobscot Bill** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:24 pm

Can't help you on the rod, but I believe the reelmaker Jones was at that Jermyn street address from 1845-1852, so you certainly have a nice old reel-he had a reputation for quality reels-if you do decide to sell that combo I hope you sell them together-they've come this far as a combo and for historical purposes they should stay together-sounds romantic, doesn't it?

Shimanoman · Post by **Shimanoman** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:46 pm

Bill; Thank you for your input. I will be keeping the rod & reel together. That is where they belong. I believe they belonged at one time to the father of I.W. Killam the philanthropist after whom the children's Hospital in Halifax is named. The I.W. in his sons name stand for -you guessed it -..Isaak Walton. Thanks again.Now if someone can only tell me about the rod. Both items do appear to be well made , I suspect for the carriage trade in London. Regards, Shimanoman. BTW- Would you have any idea of a ballpark on the reel?

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Wed May 26, 2004 8:46 am

I asked a friend in Staffordshire about the greenheart rod. Here was his reply:

[quote:nfrer*bass*]just found him,
a few more details C.Wright traded in London 1856 to 1877 in 3 different addresses inc Fenchurch St, The Strand and Lime St
hope this helps
js[/quote:nfrer*bass*]
the dates suggest the rod and reel have been together for quite awhile

I've got a query out for you on the reel estimated value.

Shimanoman · Post by **Shimanoman** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:34 pm

RonMc Thank you so much for ur enquiries on my behalf. Does ur friend know whether the "C" Wright he speaks of had a father, brother or son who might be the "W" Wright who did business at 376 Strand London? Thanks again for ur investigative input. Regards Shimanoman

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:38 pm

how about this:

Ron, a Jones reel in good condition is very collectible being one of the oldest quality makers value around $145to $200 but more if it has a folding handle as a lot of Jones reel had ,hope this is helpful regards DD

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:39 pm

Shimanoman wrote:RonMc Thank you so much for ur enquiries on my behalf. Does ur friend know whether the "C" Wright he speaks of had a father, brother or son who might be the "W" Wright who did business at 376 Strand London? Thanks again for ur investigative input. Regards Shimanoman

he was at a loss - he first sent me back a reply that the only Wright he knew of was Edingburgh c. 1880

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu May 27, 2004 6:11 am

Ron Mc; Please thank ur friend for me. When I figure out how to do it , I will photograph the items, paying particular attention to the markings then post them . In the meantime, any further info would be appreciated.- You know as much about the mysterious Wrights("C" &"W"? ) as I do. Regards Shimanoman

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Thu May 27, 2004 7:30 am

OK, asked again about the C and W relationship of JS (megantiff).
BTW, the reel information came from a second source - barnardian.

Dr Rob · Post by **Dr Rob** » Thu May 27, 2004 11:55 pm

Hey, Shim. Just wanted to say hey, glad you found this place. You seem to have taken to it like remoras to a shark. Have fun. ( come to think of it, don't I know you from THT or somewhere? Florida?)

Thanks for the earlier info on tuna fishing. I knew the sitch was bad, but not so bad as you very factually described. Happen to be in the aforementioned giant reel business. Maybe I should quit.

Catcha later,
Doc.

Ron Mc · Post by **Ron Mc** » Fri May 28, 2004 7:06 am

no further references at that date Im afraid
regards
js

Shimanoman · Post by **Shimanoman** » Sat May 29, 2004 7:12 am

Hi there Dr Rob; Thanks for turning me on to this site . You say u are in the big reel business? There are Tuna out there in numbers large enough to support a commercial fishery and keep the Japanese Sushi market supplied but because of our regulations, a sport fishery really doesnt exist. Regards, Shimanoman

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