Letter to R. R. Herbert, France, from Alexander Grant, 1893, page 4

Alexander Grant (1856 - 1942) was a native of Battangorm, Carrbridge, which gave rise to his familiar name - 'Battan'. As a boy he was exposed to what were to become his two great passions - fiddling and fishing. He went on to excel in both areas; as an angler by inventing his own unique fishing rod known as the 'Grant Vibration Rod', and as a fiddler by leading the Highland Strathspey and Reel Society for almost forty years and by becoming an expert in fiddle making techniques. He also invented a unique disc-shaped violin known as a 'Rondello'. An example of Grant's fishing rod, fiddle and Rondello can be seen at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG).<br /> <br /> Grant moved to Inverness in 1887 to start up a fishing road and tackle business in Baron Taylor's Lane. At the back of his premises was a hairdressing shop. This copy letter (dated 9 February 1893) was written while Grant was at Baron Taylor's Lane. It is a reply to an enquiry from 'R. R. Fitz Herbert Esq.', Biarritz, France. The letter includes information on the construction, price and estimated delivery of Grant's fishing rods