From time to time reels, and rods, emerge from the murky mists of time that are a little different. At some time in their past someone has taken the trouble to add the owner's name. It might be a presentation piece or a prize, or it might just be a careful owner wanting to make sure his favourite reel would always find its way home. I think of these reels as being a little like messages in bottles, they get thrown into the flow of time and wash up here at the Museum where hopefully their story can be told...