Here's A Nice Job Lot

I haven't managed to get out fishing this month, so I thought I'd show you a job lot I bought from a local auction house.

This handmade wooden float box had seen better days. The hinges and catch were in good order after some TLC. I cleaned and sanded the box, gave it a coat of varnish and put in some new float foam.

An unnamed reel and a British-made Strike Right Aduraflo De Luxe centre-pin reel. I found out the Aduraflo De Luxe had a line-guard as standard and was made of anodised high-tensile marine aluminium alloy and stainless steel. They came in three sizes: 3 1/8 inches, 3 5/8 inches and 4 1/8 inches and were made in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.

The lot also included a collection of books. The older books were published by Herbert Jenkins of London. The Fixed-Spool Reel by Peter Tombleson (1961), Coarse Fishing Baits Their Preparation & Use by Frank Oates (1958), Chub: How To Catch Them by Michael Shephard (1960) and Perch: How To Catch Them by Kenneth Mansfield (1961). Also River Angling in Yorkshire and The Park Drive Leisure Library - Match Fishing To Win by Billy Lane & Colin Graham from 1973. Another of the older books was Practical Angling Hints & Recipes by William H Lawrie (1946) and signed "J Renton, Sept 1943".