The Richard wheatley Museum
Fly Wallets 2
Richard Wheatley Vintage Fly Wallets of Books from the Company's Product List
| Code | F143 | F145 | F152 | F156 | F167 | F169 | F198 | F247 |
| Cover | Fastener |
| Pigskin | 2 buttons |
| Pigskin | button |
| Pigskin | strap |
| Pigskin | strap |
| Pigskin | strap |
| Pigskin | strap |
| Croc grained | strap |
| roan | 2 button |
| Interior and comments | Parchment interior & translux fly box | For made up casts supplied with 4 cast holders | parchment & chamois interior &2 aluminium trout | 1cover pouch, parchment cast pockets & dividers, felt pages | 2 cover pouch,parchment cast, felt pages &2 alloy leaves 5's & 7's &10"s | As above but just 1 alloy leaf fitted with small 7's & 10's | parchment interior | 6 white cloth pockets - buttons mounted to allow wallet to expand |
Richard Wheatley's Canadian Pattern Fly Books will appear at a later when I have discovered a better way of presenting the information
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
Alfred Ronald's Fly Fishers Entomology 6th Edition Wallets
Richard Wheatley's Companion to Alfred Ronald's fly fishers entomology was produced from the 6th edition of the famous book. A number of type faces have been used and the four so far found are shown below. A large number of wallets have been produced ( 8 are listed in the 1912 catalogue. The table below shows the material the wallet is made of and the type of fastening used to hold it together. More information will follow as it's discovered
| Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Type 4 |
| Complex corner | Flower corner | Simple corner | Pointed corner |
| Canvas with catch | Canvas Button | Leather & strap | Canvas catch |
| Canvas button | Canvas Catch | ||
| Pigskin & strap |
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