The Richard wheatley Museum

Compartment boxes

Richard Wheatley began the making of alloy compartment boxes at the beginning of the 20th century. When they started they had solid alloy lids, then oval windows and finally completely transparent windows either yellow or transparent. Lip is where the two sections meet when opening and closing. Some boxes are marked with a single capital letter reason unknown... so far A B C H L Oand S have been found

Compartment Boxes with the Lozenge Logo

Compartment Boxes with Large Made in England Logo

Compartments Size
6 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/4
6 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/4
8 8 x 4 1/4 x 2
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
16 6 x 3 1/2 x 1
16 6 x 3 1/2 x 1
16 6 x 3 1/2 x 1
32 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2
32 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2
Comments
Doors with thick rims white contents slate English Manufacture on lip
Doors with thin rim white slate Regd & Pat.number Made in England on lip
felt in lid
8 square 4 oval yellow windows. Flap & tweezers. Made in England on lip
8 square 4 oval windows flap & tweezers in lid
8 square 4 oval windows felt in lid
Yellow doors Regd & Pat. number and Made in England on lip
Yellow doors.Regd & pat numbers & Made in England on lip Nickel Silver
12 square & 4 oval yellow windows. Leather flap & tweezers in lid
Yellow doors, felt in lid, Regd & patent number & made in England on lip
Pat App For on lip, cream inside, brass rivets, heavy Nilckel Silver
Yellow windows. Regd Number & Made in England on lip
Yellow windows Brass catch
Rarity
RR
R
RR
RR
RR
RR
R
E
RR
R
E
RR
RR

Rarity value is based on the simple system below

A - this boxes are either still available via Richard Wheatley, other fishing tackle dealers.
C- box is common & turns up regularly at vintage tackle dealers, fairs or auctions incl. ebay
S- this box is scare but turn up on occasions
R- this box is rare
RR- these are very rare
E - this is exceptional, extremely rare and few examples are known.

Remember Richard Wheatley Vintage Angling Equipment is worth what someone will pay and the contents of the box maybe worth more than the box

Compartments Size
6 3 1/2x 2 3/8 x 3/4
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
12 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1
16 6 x 3 1/2 x 1
16 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8
32 6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2
Comments
Windows have thin rim & white content page
tinted windows flap & tweezers felt in lid regd & pat no. on lip
tinted windows felt in lid. Regd & pat. number on lip
tinted doors felt in lid Regd & pat number on lip Goldish window frames
tinted windows flap & tweezers regd & pat. number on lip
yellow doors 49 numbered clips in lid xylonite content swing leaf lip as above
Tinted windows
Rarity
R
RR
R
RR
R
RR
RR

The boxes with flap and tweezers listed on this page contained Richard Wheatley lozenge logo tweezers... in may cases these have now been lost and replace by others. Our Rarity value is for boxes with the correct tweezers.

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