The Shakespeare Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryFishing Tackle
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
HeadquartersColumbia, South Carolina, U.S.
ProductsFishing Rods, Reels, Tackle, and accessories.
ParentPure Fishing
Websitehttp://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/index.html

The Shakespeare Company is a subsidiary of Pure Fishing which manufactures fishing equipment. It was founded by William Shakespeare Jr. in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1897.[1] It was moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 1970.[1]

In June 2005, approximately 438,000 of their children's fishing kits were recalled after being found to contain lead paint.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Shakespeare Fishing Tackle". The Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ "CPSC, Shakespeare Fishing Tackle Division Announce Recall of Children's Fishing Poles". Consumer Product Safety Commission. Retrieved 2008-06-21.


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