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Tackle Box

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ProvenanceTackle box made by the late Alan Reed. He was a mechanical engineer and toolmaker by trade and fishing was his hobby. Alan used this box when he fished off the Stansbury jetty on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia and at Port Adelaide. He died in the 1990s and the box was donated to the South Australian Maritime Museum in his name.SignificanceThis beautifully organised tackle box reflects one man's passion and dedication to recreational fishing. South Australian anglers often made their own fishing equipment and accessories, demonstrating great ingenuity. The accessories (different hook sizes, off-set and back-barbed hooks etc.) hint at the wide variety of fish caught by Reed.DescriptionTurquoise green painted wooden tackle box with expandable shelves and compartments in the upper half. The top opens up to reveal the shelves and is closed with two clip brackets. The lid is hinged, and the shelves have slide bars at each outside end of the box. Inside the box are the following fishing accessories: Green painted tobacco tins x 10; hooks 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; sinkers; bottoms; swivels; squid jags x 3; various pieces of cork (hook safety holders); clear tubes containing snoozed hooks and two-ball sinkers x 4; white tube with whiting hooks (labelled); white tube with heavy multi-purpose grease (labelled), used for reels and rods; star sinker; plastic tube bags x 2 containing double header Norwegian Mustad hooks to nylon; reel of flax fishing line; drum reels for rods x 2, side casters; empty plastic containers x 2; Berley floats x 3; pencil floats x 3; bob float; a paper label taped to the inside lid reads 'Donated by/ THE LATE/ MR ALAN REED/ CROYDON/ SA'.testCreator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement KeywordsfishingSportDate of Creationc1980sDate of Usage1980s & 90sMaterialWood
|metal
|leather
|plastic
|cork
|paint
|flax
|nylon
|bakelite
DimensionType: Closed
Height: 250
Width: 205
Depth: 425
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2002.0720

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Image FilenameHT2002-0720_CI7311.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerKylie Macey

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