A drifting cowboy
An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Sporting Classics -- Bristol Rods Gals
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Circa 1900 Bristol Steel Fishing Rods poster One of the things I admire most about the Horton Mfg. Co. and their early 20th century ...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
British Legacy -- Woolwich Arsenal Retirement 1917
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Stephen John Head and Susannah (Avery) Head about 1910 Stephen John Head, my great grandfather, was forced to retire from the Royal Car...
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Sporting Classics -- Fly-rod Lures
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In the 1960s -- while still in college -- I took up fly fishing. Somehow I though it was a more intellectual approach to fishing. Mayb...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Sporting Classics -- Kingfisher Lines
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Kingfisher Silk Lines display c 1915 Elisha J. Martin of Rockville, Connecticut was the original creator of the now famous Kingfisher br...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Sporting Collectibles -- Fisherman's Paraphernalia
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Shakespeare fishing reel oil, Horrocks-Ibbotson fishing rod varnish, and Kingfisher dry fly oil bottles. Vintage Kingfisher leader o...
Friday, November 20, 2015
Sporting Classics -- Horton Mfg Co.
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My first fishing rod -- a hand-me-down from my dad -- was a steel rod. I have no idea who made it or when, but I my guess is it was from...
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