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Old Hickory Rod & Tackle, TampaC. Pemberton & Sons, Seffner Sealand Mfg. Co., St Pete Tampa Bait & Tackle Co., Tampa Alcoe Lure Co., Fern Park Eger Bait Co., Bartow Florida Shinner Co., Frostproof Garland Bros., Plant City Orlando Bait Co., Orlando Porter Bait Co., Daytona Beach Robinson Bait Co., Orlando Sanford Metal Bait Co., Sanford Blue Springs Bait Co., Marianna Florida Artificial Bait Co., Jacksonville Like Live Bait Company, Jacksonville Norwich Florida Corp., St. Augustine Ben Smith Lures Inc., St. Augustine Oceanic Tackle Shop, Miami Odon Bait Co., Bradenton James Heddon's Sons Lures Creek Chub Bait Co. Lures Blue Grass Reel Works, KY J. Deally, Louisville, KY Frank Fullilove, Owentown, KY C. Gayle, Frankfort, KY Geo. W. Gayle & Son, Frankfort, KY Granville Medley, Gracey, KY J.F. & B.F. Meek, Frankfort, KY B. F. Meek, Louisville, KY B. F. Meek & Sons, Louisville, KY

Meek & Milam, Frankfort, KY B.C. Milam, Frankfort, KY B. C. Milam & Son, Frankfort, KY J.L. Sage, Frankfort, KY George Snyder, GS, Paris, KY New York Reel Makers Carlton Mfg. Co., Rochester, NY C. M. Clinton, NY E. Holzmann, Brooklyn, NY King - Yale Metal Products, NY William Mills & Son, NY Montague City Rod, NY Rochester Reel Company, NY Edward vom Hofe, NY F. vom Hofe & Son, NY Julius vom Hofe, NY New Jersey Reel Makers Great US Reel Makers Chamberlain Cartridge & Target Co. Thos. H. Chubb, Henshall-Van Antwerp Al Foss, Cleveland, OH Flint Reel Co., MI James Heddon's Sons, MI Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, CT Arthur Kovalovsky, Hollywood, CA H. L. Leonard, Bangor, ME Liberty Bell Co., Bristol, CT C. F. Orvis, Manchester, VT Pflueger, Enterprise Mfg. Co., Akron, OH Redifor Rod & Reel, Warren, OH Wm. H. Talbot Reel Co., Nevada, MO Talbot Reel & Mfg. Co., KC, MO

Talbot, Richardson, Chicago, IL Talbot, Hardware Store Brands Wheeler & McGregor, Milwaukee, WI Otto Zwarg, St. Pete, FL Great British Reel Makers C. Farlow & Co., London, England Hardy Bros Ltd., Alnwick, England Other UK Reel Makers Field & Stream Badges & Award Pins Fishing Club Badges & Award Pins Tournament Casting Medals & Pins The Ultimate Reel & Rod History of Florida Lure Makers Selling Old Lures & Reels William Shakespeare, Jr. Co. Reels - Kalamazoo, MI The William Shakespeare, Jr. Company was one of the longest operating companies of the nowOn October 5, 1897, William Shakespeare, Jr. was granted his first patent for his now famous reel with a twin worm gear level winding mechanism. This patent was followed in the next few years by a number of patents improving featuresIn 1903, Shakespeare and Walter Marhoff co-patented the thumb They would work together until Marhoff received his reel patent in 1907 and assigned

it to his own company, The Marhoff Reel Co. The reel was eventually incorporated into The Shakespeare line. In 1915 the company name was changed to the ShakespeareShakespeare continued to make a wide range of fishing reels, rods, lures and tackle for many years. They were also involved in the World War II effort and made bomb sights. The first reels sold by the William Shakespeare, Jr. Co. were the Standard reel and the Style "C" twin screw level wind reel. Both reels are marked "Hand Made". The Style "C" was silver plated. twin screw reel was shown in the 1907 catalog as being offered in the Style "A"The "A" was German silver and the "B" was nickel plated brass. All three Style reels are serialized. Also listed in this catalog were the Universal, Favorite, Alamo, Service, Marquette, Standard and German silver Professional. Beginning in 1910, the model number on the bottom of the reel foot indicated the year the reel was made. year marking continued up until 1931.

The marking then went to a dual letter code which signified the year made. Using the table below as the key, a reel marked Model HE was made in 1936. This key was used up until 1977 when the company was sold. The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. STYLE C Reel, circa 1900 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. STANDARD Reel, circa 1900 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. Model A Reel, circa 1910 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. Style B Reel, circa 1910 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. STANDARD PROFESSIONAL Reel, Model 1910 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. STANDARD PROFESSIONAL Reel, Model 1912 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. PERFECT Reel, Model 1912 The WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, JR. INTRINSIC Reel, Model 1912 The SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PROFESSIONAL Reel, Model 1919 The SHAKESPEARE COMPANY MARHOFF Reel, Model 1922 The SHAKESPEARE COMPANY STANDARD Reel, Model 1922 The SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, ABBEY & IMBRIE AMAWALK Reel The SHAKESPEARE COMPANY PROFESSIONAL Reel, Model 1924