Favaro, Bill, 1946- interviewee. Favaro, Sam, 1938- interviewee. Manger, Douglas, interviewer. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. sound recording Sound recordings. lcgft Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft eng In the 1940s, the Favaros' "daddy" (Hypolite Favaro, Sr.) sold Esso products and other goods at his filling station. Customers would buy parts for their fishing reels and then ask Mr. Favaro, Sr., to attach them. "He just developed from that...he was doing it as a hobby to start off with and it just developed into a business." Today, Sam and Bill Favaro, masters at the repair and renewal of rods and reels, follow in their daddy's footsteps extending the legacy of the family business into its ninth decade. Repeat customers include second-, third-, even fourth-generation family members. "White, Black, whatever, they keep coming back," Mr. Sam Favaro explains. Recorded at the interviewees' business, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 15, 2015 and January 27, 2015. Baton Rouge Small Businesses and Trades: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/023: 01985) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Favaro, Sam, 1938---Interviews. Favaro, Bill, 1946---Interviews. Veterans--United States--Interviews. Training needs. Vocational education. Work environment. Workmanship. Shop stewards. Courtesy in the workplace. Family-owned business enterprises. Hours of labor. Humor in the workplace. Jargon (Terminology) Job satisfaction. Mentoring. Non-formal education. Occupational training. Quality of products. Quality of work life. Self-employed. Small business. Work and family. Merchants--Louisiana--Baton Rouge--Interviews. Business enterprises--Louisiana--Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge (La.)--Social life and customs. Baton Rouge (La.)--Commerce. Baton Rouge Small Businesses and Trades: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2014023.afc2014023_01985_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.