hi my grandad has a salmon reel that he has had for many a year and still in use to this day by him at the good old age of 90.can any body help him in dating this reel any info would be most welcome as i am struggling to find out about it myself looks like its from the 20s 0r 30s. it has walkers bampton&co /alnwic stamped .i have sum photos if any one thinks they can help.as cant seem to upload them onto this site . cheers

J.J.S. Walker Bampton reels are very "collectable". In 1911 they employed an ex-Hardy reelmaker called William Henry (Walter) Dingley to run their reel making department, and he left in 1919 to start his own company but still made reels for Walker Bampton.

Take the spool off the reel and look inside. If it is a Dingley, there will be a letter D stamped on the backplate together with a number, and the spindle will have a square base to help screw it in.

Look after it - it's valuable, as well as being special to your Grandfather..

regards,

Doc

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