I have bought a couple of Walker reels recently, models 2000 and 2200, they seem to be identical to some Herter's I also bought recently, just labeled differently. Japanese production, 1960s-70s-ish. My question pertains not to the reels so much as who was Walker? Was it a sporting goods store? Where was it located? Any insights from the gurus on this site?
Jarvis Walker is an Aussie tackle company that's been around since the late '40s/early '50s.
I wondered about that, but I was under the impression that they branded everything with his first and last name, not just Walker.
I have a Jarvis Walker rod somewhere in the garage, bought it from a guy in Cape Coral FL, he buys liquidations and out of business sales and resells rods out of his garage.