The Dreadnought Casting Reel Company

Description

Many people have heard of Percy Wadham and his lures, some even think that he made a few reels, but most people are unaware of the contribution of Percy Scott and his role in the company. How did a brilliant engineer and an outstanding marketer team up, inventing and manufacturing fishing reels and hundreds of other items of fishing tackle?

This book will tell the story of the Dreadnought Casting Reel Co. which only existed for just over 10 years, it will set the scene starting in the dying days of the Victorian era moving through to the Edwardian period when casting tournaments were all the rage.

With the start of WW1, there were changes and we still do not know the full extent of the contribution that the two men made towards the war effort; a grenade launcher, a collapsible armchair that would fit in a submarine and also act as a flotation device and eel traps designed to help overcome the food shortages.

This volume will explain the various reel models along with accurate dating and naming of the reels. Lavishly illustrated with more than a hundred full colour photographs of the reels showing the variations and progression of each model. It will look into the legal battle the two men had with Hardy Brothers and could it uncover the real reason Dingley left Hardy Brothers.