Re: Efgeeco Rods
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 7:55 pm
I think Efgeeco is an abbreviation of E F Goddard co .EF G CO
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So it was East Anglian who bought them out? I see. Don't think they actually made the Optonic though; they were made by Dellareed, though Efgeeco sold it under licence.dgc2011 wrote:Well I enjoy "hoovering" the web but I cannot find any mention of an Efgeeco fishing rod.
The story so far:
Efgeeco is an abbreviation for Fred Goddard and Co Ltd, fishing tackle manufacturers who were based in Balham, South London. They were bought by the East anglian rod company in the 80's
They produced tackle boxes, bait boxes, reel bags, rod rests, landing nets, float and hook wallets, canvas holdalls, the revolutionary Optonic bite detector and not forgetting the fabulous Pakaseat.
It appears that John Goddard ("The Passionate Angler", published by the Medlar Press) worked for the family firm and may have been the inventor of the Pakaseat. :hat:
(John) Andrews of Arcadia may be a good source: in a recent post he spoke of a contact who worked at the Balham works in the 60’s.
Top left, think it is..... :thumb:dgc2011 wrote:Very impressive!
And is that a fairy liquid top I spy?
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There are some for sale on eBay at the moment, red ones and yellow ones (sunlight liquid?), described as Old school carp fishing bobbins :hahaha:The Sweetcorn Kid wrote:Top left, think it is..... :thumb:dgc2011 wrote:Very impressive!
And is that a fairy liquid top I spy?
:o