Inglis began producing rods, reels, lines, lures and tackle boxes under license to Shakespeare, but proudly stamped Inglis Canada. Inglis Canada had its own catalogue and marketed Shakespeare-Inglis products largely independent of the Shakespeare Company into the 1960’s.
What is a Shakespeare-Inglis fly reel?
Let’s not forget about the Shakespeare-Inglis fly reel where this story started. Just as the manufacture of the Bren Machine Gun required the machining of many small parts in large quantities, so does the manufacture of fishing reels. As a boy, Hahn had been given a Shakespeare fishing reel which he remembered fondly.
What happened to the John Inglis Company?
But like so many businesses, the John Inglis Company struggled during the Depression of the 1930’s and when the head of the company, William Inglis, one of John sons, died in 1933, the company went into receivership.
