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| Formerly | Hardy Brothers of Alnwick, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fishing tackle |
| Founded | 1872 Alnwick |
| Founders | William Hardy, John James Hardy |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Pure Fishing, Inc. purefishing |
| Website | www |
Hardy and Greys, Ltd is an Alnwick, Northumberland based fishing tackle manufacturer. Also known as the House of Hardy, the company was founded in 1872 in Alnwick by brothers William Hardy (1853-1917) and John James Hardy (1854-1932) as a gun and tinsmith. In 1874, the company began selling fishing tackle as the Hardy Brothers of Alnwick Ltd. In the early years, Hardy Brothers sold fishing tackle manufactured by other dealers. However, in the late 1880s, they began development of their own product lines are are credited with extensive innovations in fishing tackle.[1] In 1891, they introduced the Hardy Perfect fly reel.
Hardy rods and reels
[edit]Hardy catalogues
[edit]Hardy published its first catalog in 1886. Hardy Brothers' Catalogues contained both product information and pricing as well as tackle and fishing advice. As an advertising medium, they contained a great many testimonials from prominent anglers of the time as well as the sporting press. They were published and distributed annually to anglers all over the world into the 1960s.
The rod arrived safely. Its action is to my mind perfect. On Wednesday last I had my first day at the trout, 20½ brace, and can say I could have gone on for 48 hours without stopping
— Letter quoted in Hardy Brothers Catalogue, 1907[2]
Acquisition of Greys Fishing
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Van Dulken, Stephen (2001). Inventing the 19th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the Victorian Age. New York: New York University Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 0814788106.
- ^ Annesley, Patrick, ed. (1971). Hardy's Book of Fishing. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
Remembering Jim Hardy, the Last Link to House of Hardy
- Kessler, Hermann, ed. (1989). Great Fishing Tackle Catalogs of the Golden Age. New York: Lyons Press. ISBN 1558219021.
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- Stockwell, Glenn (1978). Fly Reels of the House of Hardy. London: A & C. Black. ISBN 0713619074.
- Lowerson, John (1993). Sport and the English Middle Classes, 1870-1914. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. pp. 229–230. ISBN 0719046513.
- Hardy, James Leighton (2006). The House the Hardy Brothers Built. Ellesmere, Shropshire: The Medlar Press. ISBN 9781899600700.
- Annesley, Patrick, ed. (1971). Hardy's Book of Fishing. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
