Exploring Rare Antique Vintage Fishing Gear: Tackle Boxes, Tools,
Weighing Scales, and Other Unique Angling Equipment.
Welcome to this segment of ReeLpedia® on page 32, where we delve into a collection of vintage fishing gear crafted by renowned companies in Australia, including Alvey, Angler, Capstan, Steelite, Alba, Gillies, and Academy. Join us as we journey through time to explore these rare and treasured pieces of angling equipment, curated by Bernie (Bernard) Ladd on February 1, 2014.
ALVEY Fishing Bakelite Tackle Box. Diameter 4 7/8''-c.1938.
ALVEYJunior Red Bakelite Tackle Box. Diameter 4 1/8'' .-c.1938.
ALVEYJunior Black Bakelite Tackle Box. Diameter 4 1/8'' .-c.1938.
Early cardboard Box.
Later cardboard Box.
Alvey fishing bakelite tackle box. Certificate of Registration of a Design No. 17,752, certifying that the design has been registered in Class 1, in respect of a compartment box to accommodate fishing tackle, as from the eleventh day of March 1938, that Charles Alvey & Kenneth Alvey, trading as Charles Alvey & Son of Macquarie Street, St. Lucia, Brisbane, State of Queensland, Commonwealth of Australia. Manufacturers have been entered on the register of designs as the owners thereof. Courtesy Bruce Alvey.
ANGLER Bri-Mold Melbourne, bakelite fishing tackle boxes. Brown tackle box diameter 6 1/4'' ; Black tackle box diameter 4 7/16'' -c 1930. Maker Bri-Mold MELB.
The CAPSTAN Hooks & Casts Box.
Bakelite and metal tackle box -c.1930. Rare.
STEELITE 5'' fishing tackle gadget bakelite box, -c.1940. Featured above Mottled Green; Red; and Maroon colors. (Steelite copied the Alvey design)
ALBA TACKLE TAINER. Bakelite 4 1/2'' tackle box.
Maker: Alba Engineering Camperdown, N.S.W. -c.1950.
ALBA DELUXE TACKLE TAINER. Bakelite 5'' tackle box.
Maker: Alba Engineering Camperdown, N.S.W. -c. 1950.
Courtesy John Johannson
GILLIES Carlton Victoria Fly Fishing Metal Tackle Box.
Diameter 3 3/4" -c.1950. J M Gillies Carlton Vic stamped on back. Rare.
ACADEMY bakelite tackle box -c.1950. Very rare.
Courtesy
John Johannson Vic
SPORTSMAN fishing tackle box -c 1960. Maker: Bri-Mold Melbourne. Rare.
CAPSTAN Plastics Sydney, plastic tackle box, -c.1960.
ACADEMY Plastics Melbourne, soft plastic tackle boxes -c.1950.
ACADEMY Tackle - Snare Pac. Academy Plastics Melbourne, -c.1950s.
Vintage Fishing Tools and other Angling Equipment.
KALUA Brass Fishing
Pliers -c. 1940s. Rare.
HAWK Brass Fishing Pliers -c. 1930s. Rare.
The 'ENSOR' Fishing Line and Tackle Dehydrator. Manufactured by J.M. Gillies, college cresent Carlton, Melbourne -c. 1950s. Rare.
Fly Tying Tool. G. M. Gillies, Carlton Melbourne Australia -c. 1930s. Rare.
W. M. Southam, Rod Makers Sydney Australia. Metal Tool.
Vintage Fishing Line Winding and Drying Tool.
Maker W.M. Southam, Australia. Rare.
MIANGAN Dry Fly Dressing. Sil Rohu,
Sydney -c 1930s. Rare.
Vintage S F T S Fishing Line Float-it Dressing. Made in Australia -c 1940s Rare.
Sunshine Dry Fly Dressing Oil. J.M. Gilies Melbourne -c. 1960s.
The 'CAPSTAN' Standard Bait Bucket. Capstan Plastics Pty. Ltd. 297 Milperra Road, Revesby, N.S.W, Australia -c. 1960s. Very Rare with box.
ROTA Steel Fishing Tackle Box.
Manufactured in Huntingdale, Melbourne Vic, by Sinclair & Powell P/L. Sheet Metal (steel) construction, blue hammer tone paint finish; length 43.5cm, width 20.5cm, and height 22cm. Due to the mild steel fabrication, this all-metal expandable tackle box was prone to rusting, especially in a saltwater environment, and was also considered to be heavy and noisy by most anglers. As a result market acceptance was low, so the Rota steel tackle box was only available for a very short period before production was discontinued in the early 1970s. Rare to find with paper fly fisherman decal intact -c. late 1960s.
SURFMASTER Fisherman's De - Liar. First imperial calibration metal tape version. Halcyon Products Newcastle. Australia -c. 1940s.
Very hard to find in its original working order.
SURFMASTER Fisherman's De - Liar. Later imperial and metric calibration metal tape version. Halcyon Products Newcastle. Australia -c. 1960s. Very rare in mint condition with box.
SHORWEIGH® Sports Products Manufacturing Co. Kingsgrove Sydney. Fish weighing scales with metal imperial tape measurement -c. 1940s.
Rare in original working order!
FLEMING'S Victorian Fish Sizer. Wood metric calibrated guage -c 1960s
ALVEY Stainless Steel Fishing Gaff. This well-made gaff by ALVEY proved not to be a popular choice for anglers. Market availability was only for a short period before ALVEY decided to discontinue production -c. 1960. Hard to find.
ALVEY bait trap storage presentation box.
Telescopic Bait Trap Produced by CAPSTAN Plastics 297 Milperra, Revesby, Sydney NSW 2212 -c 1960s.
Rare with original storage presentation box.
Austiplas Plastic Bait Trap Produced by Australian Injection Plastics, Ricketty St, Mascot, N.S.W. c 1960s.
Hard to find with original storage presentation box.
Streamcraft Folding Fish Landing Net with original Canvas Storage Slip Bag circa 1950. Produced by Victor Yann of Heilderberg Melbourne, Australia.
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