Hardy 4 inch 'Triumph'
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 6:09 pm
Having recently treated myself to the 3 1/4" version of this reel, I simply couldn't resist this 4 inch example.
Introduced in 1937 in two drum sizes ... 1/2in wide and 11/16in wide ... this is the wider of the two versions, and weighs in at 5.6oz.
Initials stamped inside the back plate show it was actually made by Addie Pringle, who worked for the company between 1933 and 1939 ... so it's easy to date this reel to the two years before the outbreak of WW2.
I've shown it in the first photo alongside it's 3 1/4" brother for scale ... the smaller having been made by Wilf Sinton, who worked for Hardy's from 1929 to 1939.
Introduced in 1937 in two drum sizes ... 1/2in wide and 11/16in wide ... this is the wider of the two versions, and weighs in at 5.6oz.
Initials stamped inside the back plate show it was actually made by Addie Pringle, who worked for the company between 1933 and 1939 ... so it's easy to date this reel to the two years before the outbreak of WW2.
I've shown it in the first photo alongside it's 3 1/4" brother for scale ... the smaller having been made by Wilf Sinton, who worked for Hardy's from 1929 to 1939.