THE DREADNOUGHT CASTING REEL COMPANY: THE STORY OF WADHAM and SCOTT, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT. By Stefan Duma.

2019 1st edition. 4to (222 x 282mm). Ppiv,190. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in gilt.

"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 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's?"