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Later in the 1920s and '30s, the taxidermy firms of E. Gerrard and Sons, J. Cooper and W. B. Griggs also had their own makers. All three of these firms produced excellent models but they got into the game a bit late, and as a result, examples of their models are rare and difficult to find.
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Brown Trout - 3lbs 14 oz. caught at Chagford Weir Pool, River Teign -1932 Carved and painted by the firm of W.B. Griggs |
Rainbow Trout 11 lb. 12 oz. Caught by H. R. Graham, Jan. 2 1937 Southern Chile - River Flu Made for Farlow's by W. B. Griggs ( PL. 271 Fish Models, Plaques and Effigies- Ronald S. Swanson ) This model indicates that Farlows employed at least four different artists over the years. Has metal Farlow's label. |
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Earliest known salmon carving-1836 Caught in Norway - 43.25 lbs. Edward Thatcher was commissioned by Peter Spicer and Sons to make this model. ( PL. 22 - Fish Models, Plaques and Effigies - Ronald S. Swanson ) |
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Sea Trout carving, 5 lb. 8 oz. , Hyen, Norway, 1909 Carved by Arthur Raikes, England ( PL. 280 Fish Models, Plaques and Effigies - Ronald S. Swanson ) |
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Salmon carving by Lawrence Hunt United Kingdom |
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Brook Trout carving of fish caught at Minipi, Woody's Inlet, Labrador, Canada 1996 According to Ellen McCaleb, the carver of this brook trout is Stephen R. Smith |
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My fish carving began, when a friend caught a fantastic brown trout of 19 lbs., from the Klaralven River at Forshaga. The idea originally was just doing a profile of the fish, but during the work, so grew the ambition and it eventually
It all grew from a hobby to a part-time work with truck and registered business name, and now I have quite a long wait on my work. I have my workshop at home so I can go and work at any time and have the ability to just fly ? away. In my regular job I work
shifts at a plant outside Skoghall Karlstad and it makes me have some uninterrupted time off, which is spent in the shop or with rod
In order to produce a trafisk?, need a photo showing side of fish and data on length and girth and weight of fish. Trappers?, date and place of capture is also information needed to make a wall-hung assembly or a stand-alone sculpture. The fish are available in different designs: half-fish in profile, 3/4-dels? in profile or whole fish. The cost depends entirely on performance. For half-fish, the price of 800 kroner per kilogram, excluding VAT (value added tax), but not less than SEK (Swedish Krona) 3,000, excluding VAT . The fish produced is laminated and guaranteed againt cracking and workmanship provided.I have worked with wood carvings, and as long as I can remember and I started to produce full-scale trafiskar? 1995. PLEASE NOTE: I used a Swedish to English translation program for the above write-up, and this is why some of the wording lacks clarity or may be inaccurate. For an accurate quote on a fish carving, please contact Jan-Ove Appelgren directly. On Jan.14/10, 1 Swedish Krona= 0.146 Can Dollar. (Ron Bailey) |
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English made - c. 1905 Killed Aug. 22, 1905 Karkaren Pool, Clare River length 44" girth 25" wt. 35lbs. |
1928 carving made in Iceland |
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Carved for Stephen Marsh-Smith Caught in 1986 - 38 1/2 lbs. - United Kingdom ? |
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Norwegian carved salmon, with canvas fins. Caught by Leonard Pelly on the Tengs River, Egersund, Norway Aug. 28, 1903 weight: 35 lbs Length: 45 in. Girth: 25 in. depth: 101/2in. |
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Red Lion Hotel dining room Bredwardine, Herefordshire, UK. |
