55/462/1-51

Fishing flies originally came in a round tin, which is now missing. They are mostly flies of the May Fly variety. Only 47 found.
This set of fishing flies originally came in a round tin, which is now missing. They are mostly flies of the May Fly variety, but there is also one unidentified damaged fly, one Spent Wing May Fly, and one large hook size 1 1/2. Only 47 found see images Nov. 2021

fishing flies

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – '462/1-2 May fly // Tail- Pheasant // Body - Raffia ribbed with gold tinsel and red silk // Hackle - Partridge and brown cock's at shoulder // 462/3 Damaged fly unidentified // 462/4 Large hook size 1 1/2 // 462/5-6 May Fly // Tail - Three cock pheasant tail fibres // Body - Raffia ribbed with red silk and gold tinsel // Hackle - Partridge // 462/7 May Fly // Tail - Three cock pheasant tail fibres // Body - Yellow floss ribbed with peacock head // Hackle - Partridge // 462/8-19 May Fly // Body - Raffia ribbed with black silk // Hackle - Hen pheasant // 462/20-21 // Tail - Brown cock's hackle fibres // Body - White seals fur ribbed with brown cock's hackle held down by black floss // Hackle - Brown cock's // Wing - Woodcock wing // 462/22-23 May Fly // Tail - Partridge // Body - Seal's fur dyed yellow // Wings - Mallard breast dyed yellow // Hackle - Pheasant and brown cock's // 462/24-25 May Fly // 462/26-27 May Fly // Tail - Long fibres of black cock's // Body - Hare's fur ribbed with gold tinsel // Wing - Grey drake // Hackle - Badger cock's and longer fibres pulled out along body // 462/28 Spent Wing May Fly // Tail - Black cock's // Body - Raffia ribbed with gold // Wings // 462/29-31 May Fly // Tail - Black cock's hackles // Tag - Green peacock head // Body - Raffia ribbed with red // Hackle - Light ginger cock, bound along ribbing // Wings - Grey drake // 462/32 May Fly // Tail - Long fibres of black cock's // Body - Hare's fur ribbed by a tie-in of ginger cock's hackles // Hackle - Black cock's with ginger cock's along body // Wing - Dark grey Drake's feather // 462/33-34 May Fly // Tail - Pheasant hackle // Body - Raddia ribbed gold and ginger hackle // Hackle - Partridge // Wing - Drake's breast feathers // 462/35 May Fly // Tail - Pheasant // Body - Raffia ribbed black silk with ginger hackle // Wing - Drake dyed yellow // Hackle - Light partridge // 462/36-40 May Fly // Tali - Black cock's fibres // Body - Black floss ribbed with gold // Hackle - Badger cock from shoulder to tail // Wing - Drake // 462/41-49 May Fly // Tail - Black cock's fibres // Body - Black floss ribbed with gold // Hackle - Partridge with ribbing along body of red cock's hackles // Wings - Drake // 462/50 - May Fly // Tail - Partridge // Body - Raffia ribbed with gold and ginger cock's hackle // Hackle - Light partridge // Wings - Drake // 462/51 May Fly // Tail - Pheasant // Body - Seal's fur dyed yellow with ribbing of brown cock's hackles // Hackle - Light partridge // Wings - Grey drake', MERL ‘Associated information’ form – Container a round tin. 5 celophane packets with guts. // Property of late Colonel E. G. Cheke R. F. A. // [pencil sketch] // Diameter 4 1/4 ins. // [insert] Box missing December 1988 [end insert]'