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Other Boxes

Wheatley Produced a number of alloy boxes. Unless stated the boxes are all aluminium and have the Silmalloy and small Made in England logos

Dapping Boxes

Contents
3 alloy covered cork bars
3 alloy covered cork bars
6 x 3 1/2 x 1
6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2
Comments
Silmalloy and small Made in England
Silmalloy and small Made in England
Rarity
R
S

Waddington or tube fly Boxes

 

size
6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4
6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4
6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4
6 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4
6 x 3 1/2 x 1
Rarity
R
R
E
E
E
Contents
Alloy covered cork bar and 3 corrugated plastic strips in swing leaf
Black box gold modern logo white horizontal drilled foam on foam base
as above white foam with 3 modern metal combs (2 in lid 1 in base)
as above but with label.Two metal combs on alloy plate in base
Has perforated wide elastic band to take tube flies

Green foam

Wheatleys produced a range of boxes using the green foam as fly storage. Only a 6 inch box appeared with foam in the lid and base

Size
6 x 3 /2 x 5/8
6 x 3 1/2 x 5/8
Contents Contents
Early soft green foam in lid and base
Experimental box with green hard foam
Rarity
RR
E

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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