Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 356 |
Tags | riverdon, |
Material
- Tail: Small golden pheasant topping
- Body: Purple claret pig's wool
- Rib: Silver twist
- Throat: Black heron dressed sparsely, reaching beyond the bend
- Wing: Two strips of gled or red turkey.
Original material
As written in the book:
Tail, a small topping; body, purple claret pig's wool; silver twist; hackle, black heron dressed spare, and only on the shoulder, but longer in the fibre than the bend of the hook; wings, two strips of gled or red turkey.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Small |
Natural |
Body | Pig | Wool | Claret |
Rib | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
Throat |
Heron Latin: Family: Ardeidae |
Feather
Sparsely, beyond the bend |
Black |
Wing |
Gled Latin: Milvus milvus |
Feather
Two strips, or red turkey |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
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