[vetvetdoug]

An Englishman, Samuel Allcock, came to Toronto and founded a tackle company with Laight and Westwood. The Chub was one of their promotions from the early 1900’s until now. Allcock’s in England was bought up by Shakespeare around 1967 and Shakespeare eliminated a company that had been making fishing tackle since the 1870’s. One can still pick up some excellent split cane rods from Allcock’s or A,L, W on eBay at times. Allcock’s also employed J. Young to make reels that are still being made by Shakespeare today.

[Daffynition]

It warms my heart to know there are still remnants of the *what was* in America.

I still love my eclectic collection of old tools and especially where working hands on them have made a layer of patina.