Wooden items

Following the Sale of Richard Wheatley Ltd by the family the maufacture of Leather Goods ceased. Some time later the new Company began to produce high quality wooden boxes for reels, fly tying and fly storage. A number of these are quiet scarce and may become the vintage fishing tackle of the future and are highly desirable. Pictures not to scale

A Richard Wheatley Oak Fly Box... factory converted into a jewelry box. No longer produced RR

Two sizes of Fly Tying Cabinets were produced (!6 and 20 inches) and finished with either a leather or brass handle which came with an engravable plate or laser etched motif. Ceased being made in 1989 R. A protype rare leather covered fly tying cabinet was also produced but may not have gone into production. E Photo courtesy of B.J. Ayres. Fly tying tools are under miscellany

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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

De-Luxe boxes in Oak, Cherry and Black Walnut with 3 foam combinations or a 16 compartment. A maple box is being made for Orvis  A

Salmon Fly reservoir to hold 2 aluminium boxes and 16 ethafoam plates. One of only 10 made Photo Angling Auctions