The Largest and Oldest: Allcock, Gregory, and the Making of the World’s Greatest Fishing Tackle Empire: Larges + Oldest Fishing Tackle Establishment ... England, Est. 1803 (Antique Fishing Tackle)

The town of Redditch, Worcstershire, England( at the time during height of British Empire – was more often referred to as ‘Great Britain’ ) was the centre of the needle making history, which also included the manufacture of fishing hooks - hence the establishment of a number of leading fishing tackle firms in the town.S Allcock and Co Ltd, whose origins go back as far as 1803, had made an undisputed claim to be the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of fishing tackle. The town has long since been regarded as the centre of the British fishing tackle industry. Business flourished and the product range steadily expanded.At the height of the Victorian era of British history. Named after the reign of Queen Victoria, (this period spanned from 1837 to 1901). A time characterized by rapid industrial expansion, global imperial power, and sweeping social reforms. Allcock's were, like the British Empire, the largest in the world ... in the 1880's ! Read more