Frankfort, KY, United States
The Frankfort Kentucky Reel. In the early 1800s, fishing for bass was an important source of food and recreation in central Kentucky. Demand for an effective baitcasting reel led Jonathan and Benjamin Meek, originally watchmakers and silversmiths, to cut precision parts and perfect the quadruple mul
tiplying reel. In 1839, Benjamin Milam became an apprentice at the Frankfort business. In 1853, Ben Meek and B.C. Milam began stamping the reels “Meek & Milam.” Meek left the business in 1898, and B.C
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