[Daffynition]

We used to collect them [wonder what happened to them?]....the real serious collectors want them with the original box

In some cases, hey are like little pieces of folk art. I love them!

[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.

[OneVike]

I used to keep the boxes, but got out of the habit as my box began filling up. Now I wish I had kept them.

Someone will always be interested in paying big bucks for things that were once considered just a tool, toy, or nicknack.