Fly Wallets or Books
Richard Wheatley made a great number of Fly Books or Fly Wallets as they are now called. Making Fly Books was the trade of the first Richard Wheatley back in 1860. Most of the fly wallets are unmarked so descriptions have been taken from product lists or wallets in my collection. The Richard Wheatley catalogue numbers are quoted when I have obtained the information from the product list or catalogue.
| Code |
| F2 |
| F4 |
| F6 |
| F8 |
| F9 |
| F11 |
| F12 |
| F13 |
| F17 |
| F26 |
| F33 |
| F57 |
| F80/6 |
| F80/12 |
| F81/6 |
| F81/12 |
| F82/6 |
| F82/12 |
| F85/6 |
| F85/12 |
| F91 |
| F100R |
| F100P |
| Cover | Fastener |
| Leather | Button |
| Cloth | Button |
| Canvas | Button |
| Pig grain roan | Strap |
| Pig grain hide | Strap |
| Pigskin | Strap |
| Hide | Strap |
| Canvas | Button |
| Pig grain roan | Strap |
| Morrocco | Strap |
| Grained sheep | Strap |
| Cow hide | Strap |
| Rexine | Button |
| Rexine | Button |
| Rexine | Button |
| Rexine | Button |
| Coach hide | Button |
| Coach hide | Button |
| Coach hide | Button |
| Coach hide | Button |
| Pigskin | Button |
| Roan leather | None |
| Pigskin | None |
| Interior and comments |
| 6 pages and felt leaf |
| 4 pages and felt leaf |
| 4 pages with 2 felt leaves |
| 2 cover pouchs, 6 parchment pages & 2 cast, 2 felt |
| Parchment interior |
| Parchment interior |
| Parchment interior |
| Parchment interior printed for Ronald's Fly Fishers Entomology |
| 2 cover pouchs,6 cloth ,2ea casts, cast pockets, felts, & folded pockets |
| Parchment interior |
| Cloth interior |
| Parchment interior printed for Ronald's Fly Fishers Entomology |
| 6 polythene pockets edged with white tape |
| 12 polythene pockets edged with white tape |
| 6 polythene pockets edged with white tape and 2 best felt leaves |
| 12 polythene pockets edged with white take and two best felt leaves |
| 6 polythene pockets edged as above Coloured Jock Scott fly on cover |
| 12 polythene pockets edged as above. Jock Scott as above |
| 6 pockets, 2 felt leaves & Jock Scott as above |
| 12 pockets, two felt leaves & Jock Scott as above |
| 6 plastic cast pockets whaich are attached to flap and go into pouch |
| Spring frame white cloth interior forming 6 pockets |
| Spring Frame superior parchment interior forming 6 pockets |
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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
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