| William Shakespeare Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1869 Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Died | June 25, 1950(1950-06-25) (aged 80) Melbourne, Florida |
| Occupation(s) | Businessperson, entrepreneur and inventor |
| Known for | Inventing the level-winding fishing reel |
William Shakespeare Jr. (September 21, 1869 – June 25, 1950) was an American inventor.
Shakespeare was born to William Shakespeare, Sr. and Lydia A. Markley in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1869.
He invented the level-winding fishing reel. Shakespeare also founded and was one of the key people of Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, which he founded in 1897, as a fisherman aiming to improve the fishing-reel mechanism.
He was a traveling salesman of patent medicines.
In addition to numerous fishing-tackle innovations, Shakespeare also received patents for camera equipment and a carburetor.
See also
References
- ^ Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
- "William Shakespeare, Jr. | American inventor". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- "Shakespeare Fishing". Pure Fishing.
- "History of Shakespeare Company – FundingUniverse". FundingUniverse.
- "Photographic shutter". Google Patents.
- "Patent US1183125 - PEARE". Google Patents.
External links
Works by or about William Shakespeare (1869-1950) at Wikisource
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