Person

Onesimus Ustonson

British manufacturer of fishing tackle

b. 1736 CE – d. 1783 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Onesimus Ustonson (April 1736 – after 1783) is a British manufacturer of fishing tackle.

He invents the multiplying reel, and supplies fishing tackle to the naturalist Joseph Banks for the second voyage of James Cook, 1772–1775.

The firm of Ustonson goes on to become Royal Warrant holders to three successive British monarchs.

Moran, J. (2017). Onesimus Ustonson. History Atlas. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/onesimus-ustonson/

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