G is for Going Fishing

Well, they haven't 'gone'; they're still here for us to look at! A small thematic post on the fishermen who have come my way over time, they are not all here, the LB set is larger than two figures and I've yet to track-down the Subbuteo fishers - who I think I'm right in saying are sitting on tackle-box stools?

Cake decoration seems to be the final arbiter in how many fishing types we end up with, and past cake decoration rather than current I fear, but trends are a moveable feast and fashions change, small dioramas where long-ago replaced by piles of fruit in gelatine or fancy icing waterfalls!

From the left we have a typical 1960/70's cake decoration (marked SK.No 169.S) in hard polystyrene plastic (with a soft polyethylene rod) of the kind carried by Culpitt here and Wilton across 'the pond'. then two Lik Be (LB) fishermen, one a harpoonist from a whaler (not a country Mr. President!) and one sports-fisherman with a huge tuna over his shoulder, then the Gemodels figure also carried by Culpitt, but not - as far as I know - Wilton; all three polyethylene and finally a PVC key-ring novelty, sans hoop.

George Musgrave's Gem fisherman; many colours (as per the golfer and diver figures), and he seems to have given-up casting his hook in favour of adopting the aboriginal practice of spearing the fish with the thin-end of his rod . . . and; let's be honest; he looks very pleased with the undeniable result!

Back when I was a small scale figure collector (and a bit of a philistine) I used to remove the key-ring loops! It still needs touching-up with a  bit of paint, but these days I wouldn't indulge in such vandallistic practice! Spellcheck says I just invented 'vandallistic', should it have one el or two? Questions, questions!

Fishermen!