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WALTON, IZAAK.
(1593-1683) English author of
The Compleat Angler,
one of the earliest fishing books. First published in the 1640s, and
still in print.
WOLLENSAK, ANDREW. (//-??). Famous
Rochester, N.Y. lens and photography inventor. In 1910 Wollensak
patented the rotating click and drag system used in the Rochester
multiplying reels, and the unique spool construction used on Rochester
fly reels. At this time it is not known if Wollensak was involved in
production of the Rochester fishing reels, but it is presumed that he
was involved after the reorganization of Carlton Manufacturing Company
into the Rochester Reel Company of Rochester, N.Y. in 1908.
