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Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 12:33 pm
by Duckett
Is there any actual difference between the Match Special and the Trudex?
I should say that I have never seen a Match Special in the flesh but, from photographs, all the ones I have seen have an octagonal badge and are pre "Ltd.". However, I've seen Trudex's with that badge! In size and design, they look identical to me.
Confused of Stratford E15!
Phil
Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:00 pm
by Harry H
They are just a re badged Trudex they also did them for Milwards Floatcraft and Edgar Sealey Float Queen
Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:16 pm
by Keston
Match special is much rarer.
Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:52 pm
by Duckett
Thanks for this chaps! Much appreciated.
Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:28 am
by Nobby
The Match Special was indeed a Trudex re-badghed for Allcock alone, but was discontinued quite early on if the Allcocks Guide is anything to go by....and it isn't always!
Available from 1954 to 1963 from my dodgy memory.....
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Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:09 am
by Delaminated
The badge!
Re: Difference between Match Special and Trudex?
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:52 pm
by Penninelad
By coincidence I looked in a reel pouch and found what a I thought was a Trudex only to discover when turning it over it was a Match Special which I had forgotten I had.Thus I was determined to use it on my next outing.The only difference is the label.