The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

Just having a bit of a stock check tidy up sort out and found a Young Angler reel in a boxful of reels that was hiding in the garage.Looks good great bail action and a real wake up rachet.

Ah yes, I think I see a 'brute force' bale arm operation there.

Just cleared out a garden shed in Derby.Found a box of reels that are of very little value but remember useing a Winfield Spinfisher 55 in my youth with my Milbro fibre glass spinning rod.

www.traditionalangling.co.uk

Winfield Newcomer,there`s a blast from the past.It was without doubt the best made "beginner" reels,when I was a kid it was the stepping stone to a 300.Excellent little reels.

My first reel was a winfield. I think it was a spinfisher but not sure now. I know it was metalic green!

Gaz

TraditionalAngling wrote:Just found in my box of bits a copy of a Woolworths Stores catalogue.
Wow days gone bye

I (hopefully) have just recieved a bait tin which is mentioned in the above adverts.

Now that is early for Woolies....any date on it?


Woolies had a re-branding involving the curvy W of the Winfield name sometime in the late Sixties and stuff from before then is quite rare now.....

Some of the few images of pre-make-over Winfield branding:


http://www.retonthenet.co.uk/vintage-wi ... 1859-p.asp


http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1960s-ownbrands.htm


Here's the later logo..note the post decimalisation price tag:


http://www.flameport.com/electric_museu ... 30_11p.jpg


Not sure when it changed, but I think very late Sixties..it was just the new one when I worked for them in 1969 as a Saturday lad.

Completely unmarked I'm afraid Nobby. I shall get a measure out later and check the dimensions, but it looks right by eye. I assume similar tins would have been available from other manufacturers?

I've definitely seen the gauze breather ones before...far better than few small holes.....

I have a 55 sat in a draw that I was given by my Grandfather after he saw my growing collection of vintage tackle. The clutch is hopeless and there is a big thick groove in the "roller". Lovely green colour though.