Hardy Reelmaker Initials

Initials	Name	Employed	Reels Made
T.A.	Thomas Appleby	1920–1946/47	Silex, Alta, Cascapedias, Super Silex, Triumph Casting
T.A.G.	Thomas Armstrong	1928–1978	Fly Reels
R.B.	Robert Borthwick	1890–1920	Fly Reels
E.B.	Edward Broadfoot	1935–1939	Altex, Wallis, Jock Scott
A.B.	Alfred/Freddie Broadley	1893–?	Salmon Perfects
T.B.	Tom Bates	-	Silex
"C"	Callow or Clark ?	pre-WW.I	Silex
"D"	William Dingley	1891–1911	Silex
J.D.	James Dodds	1920–1966	Silex, Wallis
J.S.D.	James Davison Jack Donohue	1920–1957 circa 1903	Fortuna, Zane Grey, Tournament, Decantelle
T.D.			Perfect
L.D.	-	-	Super Silex
J.H.	James Hardy	1948–1992	Fly, Altex
M.H.	Main Hudson	1949–1954	Hardex, Altex, Fly development
N.M.H.	Norman Hetherington	1938–1968	Sea (Made last of the Fortunas)
R.H.	Raymond Humble	1928–1937	Altex, Elarex, development
T.H.	Thomas Hall	1938–1958	Fly, Hardex
J.A.J.	Joe Johnson	1936–1966	Fly, Altex, Jock Scott, Tournament, Development
J.J.	Jack Johnson	1938–1966	Altex, Exalta
R.L.	Unknown	pre-WW.I	Perfect
T.M.C.	Jimmy McManus	1920–? (certainly Silex)	Silex
R.M.	Robert McLain	1928–1939	Sea Reels, Longstones, South African, etc.
T.M.	Terence Moore	1957–1957	Hardex
R.M.S.	Robert Marshall Scott	1916–1967	Jock Scott, Altex, Elarex, Exalta, Silex, Super Silex
W.O.	William Ord	1938–1959	Hardex
A.P.	Archie Pattinson	1920–1954	Fly Reels
T.P.	Thomas Pattinson	1920–1930	Fly Reels
I.R.	Isabel Richardson	1948–1950	Hardex
M.R.	Maurice Richardson	1950–1954	Hardex
R.R.	Robert Richardson	1938–1950	Fly Reels
W.R.	W. Rodgers	circa 1894	Prototype Farne (catalogue mentions no initials)
G.S.	George Stone	circa 1914/22	Fly Reels
J.S.	Jimmy Smith	1908–1960	Fly Reels (part time circa 1972)
W.S.	Wilf Sinton	1929–1939	Fly Reels, Hardex
G.T.	Gordon Talbot	1929–1939	Silex, Altex, Perfects
A.H.W.	Arthur Wall	1901–1939	Silex, Sea, Fortunas
D.W.	Denys Ward	1926–1939	Jock Scott, Silex, Altex, Tournament, St. George Multiplier
E.G.W.	Eric Wilcox	1949–1954	Hardex, Sea Reels
J.B.W.	Joe Wallace	1910–1939	Silex
P.W.	Percy Walsh	1920–1954	Silex
T.W.	Thomas Wilkinson	1934–1950	Longstone, Sea Silex (Apprenticed under Arthur Wall)
J.W.	John, “Jackie” Waugh	1893–circa 1916	Fly Reels