Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Vintage Fishing

An Assortment of Vintage Fishing Tackle Including Mitchell and Roddy Reels Fly Boxes and Lures - A varied collection of vintage fishing equipment and accessories. The lot includes a Mitchell spinning reel, likely model 324, accompanied by an original instruction manual for models 320, 321, 324, and 325. Also present is a RoddyMatic by Roddy Model 32 single-action fly reel in its original cardboard packaging, featuring a distribution sticker for Haswells of London. A prominent feature is a large, dark-finished fly reel with twin turned wooden handles, housed in a silk-lined wooden presentation box along with two large curved metal hooks. The collection further comprises two aluminium fly boxes containing a variety of tied flies, and several boxed lures including an ABU Atom (20g-3/4 oz) and a Record-branded spoon lure. Additional items include spools of Sylcast Perlon fishing line, a yellow card of Hameçons montés hooks, packets of reservoir streamers, and a black tackle case containing various colourful floats. The items are primarily of mid-20th-century manufacture with origins indicated from Sweden, France, and the United Kingdom.