Antique Bobbin & Other Items

An old friend I grew up with told me his dad was a big fly fisherman back in the 1940’s and he had some of his materials. He wanted to know if I wanted them since he had no use for it, of course I said yes thank you!

anyway there are a few books, feathers, thread, hooks and tools. Thought I would show y’all this bobbin.

There is a hole in the metal tube just above the spool and then it would come out the top end.

Skip

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Books
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Tools and a small fly box.
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Hooks, wax & and fly he tied
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Thread/Silk, loose feather parts for tying.
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Hope to find out what these were used for. You can see holes made in some and maybe a couple of notch type places?
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Pretty cool Skip. Tension knob on the side?

Looks a lot like the old Herters bobbin. They usually had two nuts on the side to tighten. Herters had the hole above the spool also, I might even have a couple laying around.

Very nice old antique

Very cool


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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

Pretty cool Skip. Tension knob on the side?

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I am not sure it’s all there, the knob is not all that tight.

Skip

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Originally Posted by midnight508

Looks a lot like the old Herters bobbin. They usually had two nuts on the side to tighten. Herters had the hole above the spool also, I might even have a couple laying around.

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I would love to see one to compare and see if something is missing.

Skip

I looked at it again and that has a set screw to tighten it down. I guess if you push it against the spring it would control tension some? That thread I guess is also from the 40’s?

Skip

That is surely some old looking thread

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Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

That is surely some old looking thread

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Actually most of it is Silk.

Skip

Be interesting to know what those quill looking things are. Maybe like a bodkin or something? :dono

That's a nice collection Skip. Surprising how in almost 80 yrs how little has changed with the tools. Usually that's not the case.

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Be interesting to know what those quill looking things are. Maybe like a bodkin or something? :dono

That's a nice collection Skip. Surprising how in almost 80 yrs how little has changed with the tools. Usually that's not the case.

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Well in the tools there are bodkin type things and these are not is the same box.

it is a nice collection and I sure appreciated him giving it to me. The small scissors or very small, but you right a lot still the same or at least close enough like what we use now.

Skip

Just saw the added photos. interesting old tying books. I can remember quills being used for bream floats

Cool stuff Skip and a generous friend. Shadow box material. Like Jack, I think those are quill floats, probably making his own with real quills. Most of those these days are small in comparison. Ship will comment on those I’m sure.

Out of curiosity I looked. You can still buy quill fishing floats. They are for micro fishing now. Then they were for shy bream. :biggrin Idid see where they were used as floats for tenkara ( Japanese fly fishing)

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

Cool stuff Skip and a generous friend. Shadow box material. Like Jack, I think those are quill floats, probably making his own with real quills. Most of those these days are small in comparison. Ship will comment on those I’m sure.

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Yes Skeet and I sure appreciated he would think of me, but I guess seeing my jigs on FB did that and he said that didn't think he could sell them in his antique store, lol! I have not gone through all the feathers as some are in small boxes as most everything was and I just put all the feathers in the freezer just incase. I will take them out in a few days and then about a day or little more will put them back in the freezer for a few days and then will bright hem in a take a good look at the old feathers. I did see a sandwich bag stuffed full of Lemon Wood Duck hackle.

I am wondering if it's possible this silk is still good after all this time?

Skip

Now I know what my stuff will look like to people in 50 years. Nice stuff Skip