Richard Wheatley Museum
Welcome to the virtual Richard Wheatley Museum. This is a free resource for anyone who collects, deals in or uses vintage fishing tackle made or sold by Richard Wheatley. Here you will find the history of the Company and their products made in leather, steel, wood, plastic & aluminium. Richard Wheatley led the way when they started and continue to innovate with their modern products
How to find the section you want in the menu
Wheatley Museum contains the history of the Company
Early Boxes contains Black & Brown Japaned, Cast Boxes & Fly wallet
Clips Boxes are listed in numerical order
Other Alloy Boxes contains Compartment, Kilroy, Magnetic & other alloy boxes
Miscellany has dating boxes, foams, finishes, fly tying & Angler's Sundries
Special Modern Boxes has commemorative plastic & Translux box
Hardy Cummins has Security Grip, Unthank & other retailers boxes
Minnow Boxes contains Hockley Minnows
Loch Leven Boxes
Contacts has Sales and acknowledgements
1860 - 1960 Centenary Label
Wheatley's 150th celebration item is the first (but not last) use of Graphx finish on a fly box. Wheatley's just announced two new Graphx box for Simms the USA tackle company both boxes with DeYoung illustrations. Photos soon as I get the boxes
You can join the new face book page for collectors of Richard Wheatley made or sold fishing tackle
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12085374793145
For visitor's from the USA please visit www.rec.com
Wheatley's agent in the United States of America
150th anniversary box from Richard Wheatley. Available from the Company at Richard Wheatley.co.uk
The Richard wheatley Museum
Rarity value is based on the simple system below
A - this boxes are either still available via Richard Wheatley, other fishing tackle dealers.
C- box is common & turns up regularly at vintage tackle dealers, fairs or auctions incl. ebay
S- this box is scare but turn up on occasions
R- this box is rare
RR- these are very rare
E - this is exceptional, extremely rare and few examples are known.
Remember Richard Wheatley Vintage Angling Equipment is worth what someone will pay and the contents of the box maybe worth more than the box
