Ernest Dingley's personal fly box 9'2" Fine nickel silver cap and

Fine nickel silver cap and ring reel seat with a mortised maple spacer

A very nice and faithful reproduction of an extremely popular and classic five to six weight taper

The last snake guide on the butt section is slightly bent

Metal line guide set inside a nickel silver bezel

There is a pale red tint around the bottom swell of the grip from the red rod bag

Ernest Dingley's personal fly box 9'2" Fine nickel silver cap andFor sale here is a one of a kind item Ernest Dingley's personal Wheatley fly box. Ernest was the son of the master reelmaker William Henry Dingley and carried on the fine reelmaking tradition from the 1920s, ultimately running the shop after WWII and his father's passing. This item comes with provenance details directly from Ernest's son, Raymond Dingley, along with Raymond's signature. The box has the Wheatley diamond logo and measures 3 1 2" x 2 1