A dark brown Bakelite fishing reel c.1930s from the Sydney firm of Stewart & Allward (S&A), Steelite, reg no. 1869 29.4.31 .
Stewart & Allward (S&A) was founded in 1910 by Harold Stewart. In 1919 Stewart went into partnership with Norman Allwood, an Englishman with extensive contacts with the British tackle industry. The firm operated as an importer and wholesaler until the late 1920s.