Neville Schute Norway (1899-1960) Owned Fishing Rods and Wooden Travel Rod Case - the case…

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Neville Schute Norway (1899-1960) Owned Fishing Rods and Wooden Travel Rod Case - the case…

Neville Schute Norway (1899-1960) Owned Fishing Rods and Wooden Travel Rod Case - the case stamped NS Norway, with P&O label attached to top, the rods feature Gamages Holburn, London No 6 Split Cane Fly Rod, 8ft 6" approx., 2pc, brass sliding reel fitting and collars, green whipping with X weave to surface, all original, in Gamages cloth bag; a rod supplied by Peter Vaughan & Sons, Machynlleth, North Wales "The Merlin" split cane 8ft 2pc fly rod, alloy uplocking reel seat, red agate butt/tip rings, green whipping, all original in cloth bag; a Milwards England split cane Fly Rod, 9ft approx. 2pc (tip 2.5" short), alloy sliding reel fittings and collars, green whipping, cloth bag; W J Cummins Bishop Auckland whole cane Fly Rod "Little Favorite" 9ft approx. 2pc plus spare tip, brass sliding reel fitting and collars, all original, cloth bag; Anderson & Sons, Prince's Street, Edinburgh Split Cane Fly Rod, 11ft approx., 3pc plus spare tip (tips 5" and 7" short), alloy sliding reel fitting and collars, no bag; Army & Navy Victoria Street, London Split Cane Fly Rod, 14ft 3" approx. plus spare tip (one tip 1" short, one tip 6" short and missing ferrule), alloy sliding reel fittings and collars; Shipping Case 63.5" x 7.75" x 5.25" approx., 3 steel hinges, 2 steel hasps, steel to each end, pine with N S Norway P&O shipping label and remains of others (7) NOTE: N S Norway was an English novelist and aeronautical engineer who spent his later years in Australia. He used his full name in his engineering career and Nevil Shute as his pen name to protect his engineering career from inferences by his employers (Vickers) or fellow engineers that he was '"not a serious person" or from potentially adverse publicity in connection with his novels, which included On the Beach and A Town Like Alice

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