My brother sent me this DVD
http://www.trufflepigfilms.com/It's very cool movie and worth the time if you get a chance. Goes clear back to the early days of Hardy fishing gear in the late 1800's up through current times. It may get you craving some vintage Hardy tackle. There's some great old movie footage from the early part of the century as well as interviews with some of the older workers who were there during the peak years after WWII--several who were hand building rods and reels for 50+ years.
Good stuff.