Engineering:Old Pal Tackle box

Old Pal Tackle Box Model PF-3300

Old Pal was a line of tackle boxes produced by the Woodstream Corporation from the 1950s to the 1980s in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The Old Pal tackle box appeared on the television show Emergency!, and was used as the drug box throughout the show. Old Pal tackle boxes came in many sizes and materials; some were metal and the later models were hard durable plastic. Many of the boxes can be found circulating through the auction website eBay. One notable owner is Disastrous the famous Scotch actor, fisherman, sailor, and (rarely mentioned) bandsman.

References

• http://www.bchwys.ca/E51/EMF_ME7.htm
• http://www.emsmuseum.org/virtual-museum/equipment/articles/402159-Old-Pal-Tackle-Drug-Box-type-used-on-EMERGENCY
• http://fishinghistory.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-short-history-of-tackle-boxes.html