This particular reel is kind of grubby looking, was lingering on ebay at $22.99 with no takers. I had offered $20 several weeks ago, no response from the seller. They relisted it at $6, two bids, I got it for $6.50 plus shipping. I have no earthly need for another reel of this size and variety but for the price I feel like I couldn't lose.
No picture , but the price is right for tinkering ..
I'll upload pics when it arrives.
Dave,
I had to look up a photo & found some trivia in the process.
Ted Williams is the last Major League Baseball player to hit .400 or above in a single regular season, achieving a .406 batting average for the Boston Red Sox in 1941.
Sears wasn't shy about attaching Ted's name to ALL sorts of sporting goods for about a decade. That was after they retired the J.C. Higgins name around 1961. Supposedly John C Higgins was a long time Sears manager and somebody thought it had a nice ring to it. Other sources suggest the Higgins name was made up. There were even some 1960s era Shirley Englehorn closed face spincaster reels in a teal color, to appeal to the ladies. The model # was 535-312540. Shakespeare made the Englehorn reels.
My first baseball glove was Ted Williams from Sears ;D
My mother had something against Sears, about the only thing she would buy there was scratch & dent Kenmore appliances. Aside from that, I don't recall anything in our house coming from Sears.
If it needs parts .. may have it
Quote from: Fishgolfman on August 04, 2026, 04:19:24 AMIf it needs parts .. may have it
knock on wood, my Zangi reels have all been in reasonably good shape and haven't needed any parts...yet.
So it arrived, turns out it is an 1st version with the little round drag knob not the elongated teardrop shaped one. Very little lube in it, felt a little gritty at first. I cleaned and lubed it, feels good now, but it sure is grubby. Ther line roller is missing, but the mounting screw is there at least.
Found a line roller with a big enough inner diameter to fit the reel...came off a Shakespeare Sigma 2200 040.
Good for you! Parts for those can be tough to come by unless one cannibalizes another reel.
You don't see those early versions very often.
Ted Williams had 10/10 vision and a supernatural ability to react to anything that was gonna end up in the strike zone or close to where his sweet spot was.