Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box Exterior
The Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box has seen a number of changes in it's design throughout a long and distinguished career. It has had at least twelve different designs, four sizes and at least 20 interiors.
The Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box started around the start of the 20th century with a pictorial lid showing the island on which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned and printed mainly in green and white and then green and yellow, both with gold "gilt" insides
The Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box became plain green with a rivetted label and then a printed one, it had "Made in England" added, then the logo, followed by rounded corners .
The Loch leven Eyed Fly Box changed colour to gold when a second size was produced and then to white first with a paper label, which was followed by a darker printed labe and then was re designed with just the logo and text. Steve Morr has also told me of a larger size box of which the details are still not fully known. At the end of 1983 beginning of 84 the minimum order for the base box was so increased that a decision was taken to stop production of the Loch Leven Eyed Fly Box
Landscape or Pictorial Design both colour variations
Landscape or pictorial design available in two colour designs - white and green or yellow and green
| Comments |
| plus 5 cork strips in base |
| plus felt in lid. Retail price 1/- |
| plus 5 cork strips in base |
| plus felt square in lid |
| Felt in lid & cork in base |
| Clips | Size |
| 35 in lid | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| 35 in base | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| 50 in lid | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| 50 in base | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| 50 in base & lid | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| No clips | 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| Rarity | |
| S | |
| S | |
| S | |
| S | |
| S | |
| S | |
Green Box with rivetted label - these have been rivetted onto the front of a Hockle Minnow Tin
Green boxes with a rivetted metal label
| Clips | Size |
| 50 | 4 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| No clips | 4 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 |
| Comments |
| plus 5 cork strips in base |
| felt in lid & cork in base |
| Rarity | |
| S | |
| S | |
Take care as some boxes have had the cork replaced and/or the felt exchange for foam
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
