help me identify this please!

[Shakeyfly]

Hello everyone,
I recently was the recipient of a pretty impressive gift. I was attending a seminar on fishing in Maine, when an extremely kinds woman asked if I tied flies. After a brief discussion of it, she handed me a box after the show of different fly tying materials and feathers and fur from the 60's - 70's. There were several wooden bobbins with different floss thread, and wool. But then I came across this thing and I have no idea what it is. Any information would be appreciated.


I will post pictures of the materials as well if you would like to see some of em!

[Shakeyfly]

a couple of more pictures

[Ed Piggott]

Shakeyfly:

I am a new tier too,but, the device with what looks like a dial resembles a micrometer
that I have. I use mine to measure the diameter of wire in thousands of an inch.
Hope I helped.

Ed epiggott@aol.com Chino Valley, AZ

[kglissmeyer]

Looks like an old bobbin to me.

[troutgeek]

Looks like an old bobbin to me.

Yep -- it's an older bobbin. I was given a plastic version of this a couple years ago.

[white43]

Didn't Herter's used to sell those things back in the 1950s or so? JGW

[Greg H]

Looking at the labels for much of the thread and chenille/wool, I suggest you give these guys a call and see if the bobbin came from them.

Universal Vise Corporation
16 Union Ave, #1,
Westfield, MA,
Telephone: (413) 568-0964

[kengore]

It's an older Herter's bobbin, before they where made from plastic. It matches the picture in an old herters 'how to tie flies' book I have.

BTW, congrat's on a major score of tying stuff, even a nice box for all those goodies! I'm jealous.

[fishaholic69]

bobbin for sure

[Gandolf]

Hi Shakeyfly,

Yes, as the others have metioned it is a bobbin. I have seen pictures of that type tying books I have read, and every now and then you see one for sale with an assortment of tying items and materials on Ebay.

Regards,

Gandolf