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The Ancient Egyptians created the first known chests, using wood or woven reeds, circa 3000 BC. [1] The early uses of an antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapons, foods and valuable items. [2] In Medieval and early Renaissance times in Europe, low chests were often used as benches while taller chests were used as side tables.
Typical tackle box with rod and bait bucket. Fishing tackle boxes have for many years been an essential part of the anglers equipment. Fishing tackle boxes were originally made of wood or wicker and eventually some metal fishing tackle boxes were manufactured. The first plastic fishing tackle boxes were manufactured by Plano in response to the ...
tackle box or tacklebox may refer to: Tackle box (fishing), a box designed for fishing equipment; Tackle box (American football), the area between where the two offensive tackles line up prior to the snap; Tacklebox, 2006 collection of multi-track demos by Ty Tabor; Tacklebox, the 2010 mixtape by Midwest rap duo The Cool Kids
A block and tackle [1] [2] or only tackle [3] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads.. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load.
The ring was attached to a long, thin pole (the whipstaff proper) and this pole connected the tiller to the helmsman one or more decks above it through a pivot point, roll, or rowle, described as "that round piece of wood or iron wherein the whip doth go and is made turn about that it may carry over the whip from side to side with more ease."
Mystery Tackle Box, Inc. was founded by Ross Gordon in July 2012. [1] Gordon, an avid fisherman who grew up in Minnesota, [5] had previously started other companies, including fishing lure manufacturing company BioSpawn Lure Company, and CraftJack, a software company for home improvement contractors that was acquired by HomeAdvisor in 2012. [6]
The purchase of a tackle refers to its mechanical advantage. In general the more sheaves in the blocks that make up a tackle, the higher its mechanical advantage. The matter is slightly complicated by the fact that every tackle has a working end where the final run of rope leaves the last sheave. More mechanical advantage can be obtained if ...
fishing tackle. The lure weight of a fishing rod describes the optimal weight range of terminal tackle (mainly the bait and hook/lure, and any attached float, sinker, swivel and/or heavy leader), usually expressed in ounces or grams, that the rod is designed to handle in order to achieve good casting outcome. Casting lures heavier than the ...