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Hardy Bros. Ltd. (Maker)

This is a cardboard box divided into internal compartments, with over 30 fishing flies inside. There is a variety of types of fly, including: Mayfly, Soldier Palmer, Partridge and Orange, Purple Olive, Wickham's Fancy, Butcher, Iron Blue Quill, two unidentified sea trout flies, Teal and Claret, Greenwell's Glory, Grous and Green, and March Brown. They are trout flies, largely intended for sea trout fishing. The lid of the box is printed with 'Hardy Bros Ltd, Alnwick' referring to the makers.

fishing flies

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'A group of trout flies largely intended for sea trout fishing. // 460/1 Cardboard box divided into internal compartments to carry fishing flies. // 460/2 Mayfly // Tail - Partridge // Body - Seal's fur dyed yellow // Wings - Mallard breast dyed yellow // Hackle - Pheasant and brown cock's. Also ribbed down body. // 460/3-4 Soldier Palmer Sea trout and chubb fly // Body - Scarlet wool ribbed gold tinsel // Hackle - Chestnut tied palmer-wise along body being held by tinsel // 460/5-76 Partridge and Orange. Wet fly popular in the North. // Body - Orange silk or floss // Hackle - Partridge // 460/8-10 Purple Olive Wet fly // Body - Purple silk or floss // Hackle - Pale hen's hackle // 460/11-12 Wickham's Fancy Wet fly // Body - Alternate ribbing of gold tinsel and brown cock's hackle // Wing - Starling feather // Hackle - Natural red cock // 460/13-15 Butcher Sea trout fly used largely in Scotland // Tail - Red Ibis // Body - Flat silver ribbed with oval silver // Hackle - Black // Wings - Blue-back feather from a drake's wing // 460/16-18 Iron Blue Quill Wet fly // Tail - Dark iron blue // Body - Dark blue quill // Hackle - Dark iron blue // Wing - Dark slate // 460/19-21 Sea trout fly // Tail - Golden pheasant tippet // Body - Bronze peacock head ribbed red silk // Hackle - Grouse // Wing - Woodcock // 460/22-23 Teal and Claret Sea trout fly // Tail - Golden pheasant tippet // Body - Red wool ribbed gold // Body - Red wool ribbed gold // Wing - Breast feathers of teal // Hackle - Black cock's // 460/24-26 Greenwell's Glory Wet fly. Well known wet fly ever since it was invented in 1854. // Body - Yellow silk ribbed with gold // Wing - Inside feather of blackbird's wing // Hackle - Light furnace cock's. // 460/27-29 Sea trout fly // Tail - Golden pheasant tippet // Body - Black quill ribbed with silver // Hackle - Black cock's // 460/30-32 Grouse and Green Sea trout fly One damaged // Tail - Golden pheasant tippet // Body - Green wool ribbed with round silver tinsel // Wing - Grouse // Hackle - Black cock's // 46-/33-34 March Brown Sea trout pattern // Tail - Golden pheasant crest // Body - Yellow wool ribbed gold tinsel // Wing - Hen pheasant wing // Hackle - Brown cock ribbed along body and blue feather from jay at shoulder', MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Container a cardboard box with 6 divisions. Printed on lid "Hardy Bros Ltd., Alnwick, England." Property of late Colonel E. G. Cheke, R. F. A. // [insert] Box missing December 1988 [end insert]'

Alnwick

Fishing fly, Box

Feather, Fibre, Pelt, Wood