Tight Lines Tuesday Kingfisher Lines
by John Etchieson
– Kingfisher Lines –
98 years ago this month in December 1919 the Horton Mfg. Company of Bristol Connecticut (est. 1887) purchased the factory, equipment, patents and trade marks of the E. J. Martin’s Sons firm, makers of the “Kingfisher” brand braided silk fish lines of Rockville, Connecticut since 1884. Beginning in January 1920 Horton added their name to the lower right portion of the labels of Kingfisher Brand lines. Comments or questions may be sent to John at johnsetch@aol.com