Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 355 |
Tags | riverdon, |
Material
- Hook: No. 7 to 10
- Tag: Silver tinsel
- Tail: A few fibres of gold pheasant's rump and a little yellow crewel
- Body: 2/5 dark red, 3/5 dark blue pig's wool
- Throat: Light blue, short grouse
- Wing: Strips of red dun turkey feather speckled with black
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, tail, and but as before; body, about two-fifths dark red and three-fifths dark blue pig; hackle (only at shoulder) light blue, and over it a short grouse hackle; wings, strips of the red of dun turkey feather speckled with black. Size, 7 to 10,
Note, "before": Tag, silver tinsel; tail, a few fibres of gold pheasant's rump and a small tuft of yellow crewel; but black ostrich herl; body, black pig's wool: silver twist hackle, black with blue jay on shoulder; wings, gled or dun turkey strips. Size, 7 to 10.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Rump |
Feather
And a little yellow crewel |
Natural |
Body | Pig |
Wool
2/5 body |
Red - Dark |
Pig |
Wool
3/5 body |
Blue - Dark | |
Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
And short grouse |
Blue - Light |
Wing |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Red dun, black speckled |
Materials in pattern
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