This should be something Langley fans can use, not much info out there on these reels. 8)
Very interesting, thanks for the ad.
Those big Spinators were $37.95 retail at the time. According to the inflation calculator it would cost $343.31 nowadays. Would a brand new $343.31 reel bought off the shelf today be built as sturdy as the those you reckon?
Thank you Mike. I have been trying to figure out how to date Langley baitcasters as they made minor styling changes. That ad helps a lot.
The ad also reminds us that Langley made the Fishermn' De-Liar. They sold a bazillion of those things and everybody had one.
-steve
At some point in time Zebco musta bought 'em. I had a Zebco De-Liar back in the 70's.
Love the sales terminology from back then:"Super ____, Double-matic, Anti-inertia, Delux"....
Quote from: Gfish on April 24, 2019, 09:58:46 PM
At some point in time Zebco musta bought 'em. I had a Zebco De-Liar back in the 70's.
Love the sales terminology from back then:"Super ____, Double-matic, Anti-inertia, Delux"....
Yes...Zebco did buy Langley. Looks like we
all had a De-liar scale!
Nice piece of history & useful information.
Frank
Nice find, Mike!
Zebco bought Langley in 1962. Zebco only produced a few of the casting reel line for a short time. They're pretty hard to find. Both Langley and Zebco made spinning reels for Abercrombie and Fitch with the name Monogram. A&F models were 150-Three (basically the same as the 150), Yellowstone (same as the 777), 200-Six (same as the 830), 250-Ten (same as the 860) and 250-Fifteen (same as the 870). I've got the 150-Three & Yellowstone. The A&Fs had green writing on the side plates. They bring about twice as much as the same Langley and/or Zebco models.
great find! A lot of garage sale tackle box's had those de liar's, also the deluxe description (cigarette pack sized).