DESCRIPTION
A lovely vintage trout reel that has been fully serviced and tested ready for re-fishing. A Dingley beauty with great Scottish connections with the Roberston and Struan marks.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Struan Patent 3 ¼” Fly Reel
MAKER: Dingley
PATTERN: Struan patent
RETAILER / TEXT ON REEL: William Robertson Fishing Tackle Glasgow / ‘The Struan’ Patent
TYPE: Adjustable Centre Brake Struan Patent Fly Reel / Right or Left Hand Wind
INTERNAL STAMP: D3 / Foot 3
FISHING STYLE: Trout
DIAMETER: Body 3 ¼”
CHECK: Very Special Adjustable Calipa Spring and Pawl
FOOT: 2 ½ “ 2 Screw Single Pillar
TENSIONER: Centre Spool Sprung adjuster
LATCH TYPE: Brass Centre Screw
HANDLE: Black Ebonite
DRUM: Solid Aluminium
LINEGUARD: None
WEIGHT: 190 g - 6.7 oz
APPROXIMATE AGE: 1920’s - 1930’s
DESCRIPTION
A lovely vintage trout reel that has been fully serviced and tested ready for re-fishing. A Dingley beauty with great Scottish connections with the Roberston and Struan marks.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Struan Patent 3 ¼” Fly Reel
MAKER: Dingley
PATTERN: Struan patent
RETAILER / TEXT ON REEL: William Robertson Fishing Tackle Glasgow / ‘The Struan’ Patent
TYPE: Adjustable Centre Brake Struan Patent Fly Reel / Right or Left Hand Wind
INTERNAL STAMP: D3 / Foot 3
FISHING STYLE: Trout
DIAMETER: Body 3 ¼”
CHECK: Very Special Adjustable Calipa Spring and Pawl
FOOT: 2 ½ “ 2 Screw Single Pillar
TENSIONER: Centre Spool Sprung adjuster
LATCH TYPE: Brass Centre Screw
HANDLE: Black Ebonite
DRUM: Solid Aluminium
LINEGUARD: None
WEIGHT: 190 g - 6.7 oz
APPROXIMATE AGE: 1920’s - 1930’s
