Constable of Bromley - History and Models
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:50 pm
Being the proud owner of two Constable rods, a Forty Fore carp rod and a Wallop Brook (6'9"), I wonder if anyone has any information about the history of this maker, and additionally what models they made (in split cane, whole cane, glass etc)?
Models that I know about (UPDATED):
Split cane:
Forty Fore Carp (10')
Forty Fore Deluxe Carp (10')
Forty Fore Plus Carp (10' stepped up)
Forty Fore Heavy (10' Stepped up)
Forty Fore Avon (10')
Twin Tip (unsure of the lengths, I've seen 9'6"/10'6" and 10'6"/11'6" versions)
Superb (I've seen 9'6", 10'8" and 12' versions)
Superb Carp 9'4"
Supreme Traveller Carp (10'6")
Pike KIng (8')
Wallop Brook series of fly rods (lengths 6'6", 6'9", 7'6", 8'2")
Frank Sawyer Nymph fly rod (8'9")
C C Lightweight fly rod (9')
Linedriver fly rod (9'6")
Ringwood fly rod (9'6")
Kingfisher fly rod (8'3")
Firefly fly rod (9')
Advance fly rod (10' with two tips)
Surf Queen (length ?)
Spin Gem (8')
The Colt (10'6")
Grilse fly rod (10'6")
Dual fly rod 2x butt sections 2x tip sections. One combination is 6’, looking for more info
Embassy fly rod (9')
Solid/Split Cane:
Ace (12')
Popular (10'6")
Matchestic (12' & 14')
Wizard (11')
Roach (10')
Glass:
Carp (10')
Carp (11')
Lintern (10')
Companion (13')
Premier (14')
Popular (10'6" cane with glass tip)
Manley SB beachcaster (12')
B66 Beachcaster (12'6")
Keanmatch (13')
Bosun (6') (boat rod)
Phoenix beachcaster (12')
Split Cane Fly Rods (US Market)
The Dart (5’9”)
The Brokenstraw (7’3”)
The Empress (8’)
R H Woods (6’9”)
R H Woods Classic (6’9”)
R H Woods (7’6”)
R H Woods Classic (7’6”)
R H W Dual (6’ and 6’9”, one tip two butt sections)
R H Woods Eighty Two (8’2”)
Glass Fly Rods (US Market)
Sceptre (7’, 7’6”, 8’, 8’6”, 9’) The blanks were made by Hardy (Fibatube) and assembled by Constable.
Can anyone add to this? It would be good to build up a catalogue of what they produced.
Models that I know about (UPDATED):
Split cane:
Forty Fore Carp (10')
Forty Fore Deluxe Carp (10')
Forty Fore Plus Carp (10' stepped up)
Forty Fore Heavy (10' Stepped up)
Forty Fore Avon (10')
Twin Tip (unsure of the lengths, I've seen 9'6"/10'6" and 10'6"/11'6" versions)
Superb (I've seen 9'6", 10'8" and 12' versions)
Superb Carp 9'4"
Supreme Traveller Carp (10'6")
Pike KIng (8')
Wallop Brook series of fly rods (lengths 6'6", 6'9", 7'6", 8'2")
Frank Sawyer Nymph fly rod (8'9")
C C Lightweight fly rod (9')
Linedriver fly rod (9'6")
Ringwood fly rod (9'6")
Kingfisher fly rod (8'3")
Firefly fly rod (9')
Advance fly rod (10' with two tips)
Surf Queen (length ?)
Spin Gem (8')
The Colt (10'6")
Grilse fly rod (10'6")
Dual fly rod 2x butt sections 2x tip sections. One combination is 6’, looking for more info
Embassy fly rod (9')
Solid/Split Cane:
Ace (12')
Popular (10'6")
Matchestic (12' & 14')
Wizard (11')
Roach (10')
Glass:
Carp (10')
Carp (11')
Lintern (10')
Companion (13')
Premier (14')
Popular (10'6" cane with glass tip)
Manley SB beachcaster (12')
B66 Beachcaster (12'6")
Keanmatch (13')
Bosun (6') (boat rod)
Phoenix beachcaster (12')
Split Cane Fly Rods (US Market)
The Dart (5’9”)
The Brokenstraw (7’3”)
The Empress (8’)
R H Woods (6’9”)
R H Woods Classic (6’9”)
R H Woods (7’6”)
R H Woods Classic (7’6”)
R H W Dual (6’ and 6’9”, one tip two butt sections)
R H Woods Eighty Two (8’2”)
Glass Fly Rods (US Market)
Sceptre (7’, 7’6”, 8’, 8’6”, 9’) The blanks were made by Hardy (Fibatube) and assembled by Constable.
Can anyone add to this? It would be good to build up a catalogue of what they produced.