Dear all,
I was able to buy a 11ft rod with whole cane butt "The Royston". Does anyone have information about this rod? I saw there is a city with this name in north direction from Ware. Maybe build for a customer from this city? At the moment I can't send any picture, because the picture I have are not made by my self.
Kind Regards
Mötti
==> Sorry, I had written The Roylston, but it's The Royston
The Royston
- Beresford
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Re: The Royston
Royston is a small market town. Chapmans used various local rivers and places to inspire the names for their rods.
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Re: The Royston
I have one called The Broxbourne which is another local name but that is by Milwards.
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Re: The Royston
Dear sir,I live just 5 miles north of Royston, however it's a small market town ,but I think there is another Royston in the north,
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Re: The Royston
As Beresford has stated most of their rods were named after places & rivers local to Ware where they were manufacturing their rods. After all they were called " R Chapman & Co of Ware Herts"
Rivers:- Beane, Stort, Chess, etc
Places:- Amwell, Royston, Broxbourne, Shelford, etc
Rivers:- Beane, Stort, Chess, etc
Places:- Amwell, Royston, Broxbourne, Shelford, etc
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Re: The Royston
Don't forget the small villages of 500 and 550
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Re: The Royston
And the one a little further down ..... the 450 .......
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Re: The Royston
Dear all,
thank you for your answers. I found a PDF with the Chapman catalogue from 1961-1962 where "The Royston" is part of. Bye the way, if it's for someone from interest, all rods with names from the small villages (450, 500, 550, 600, 700... did I forget one?) are not part of this catalogue. It looks like the concept of this models with small transport size has been introduced later.
Kind Regards
Mötti
thank you for your answers. I found a PDF with the Chapman catalogue from 1961-1962 where "The Royston" is part of. Bye the way, if it's for someone from interest, all rods with names from the small villages (450, 500, 550, 600, 700... did I forget one?) are not part of this catalogue. It looks like the concept of this models with small transport size has been introduced later.
Kind Regards
Mötti
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Re: The Royston
It was probably the cost of production!