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Founded in 1897 as the William Shakespeare, Jr Company by William Shakespeare, Jr. in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
See https://www.antiquelures.com/Shakehistory.htm for a great discussion of William Shakespeare, Jr Company history.
More references:
https://about.purefishing.com/our-story/
https://shakespeare.com.au/