Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I can get it,just wondered what it is & does anyone have parts?

Tommy or Fred have the answer

drum roll or crickets chirping-Fred's honeymooning so I guess it's up to Tom 

Interesting. A rear drag. Any model # anywhere? Fred is gone for a-while. Garcia came into the picture maybe in the "50's.

Matchmaker James. Has a decent ring to it.

I haven't got it yet Gregg, I think before Cardinals came out like u sed

After doing some searching looks like it's possibly an Abu Garcia 444. There's a sold listing on eBay it just says 1950s Abu Garcia spinning reel. so then I googled when did Abu Garcia release their first spinning reel and it was in 1955. And lo and behold there was a picture of your reel.

Edit: just put my cheaters on, and may not be the exact same  one but very similar.

Also, just found this thread here

According to Fred it was a cooperative effort between Charles Garcia and Abu and only made for three or four years!
Definitely looks like the same reel to me and do believe you'll find all the info you need in that thread.

Thank you

https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,22859.0.html

Good forensic accounting, EA.

Pretty much a complete history of the ABU Garcia & ABU 444 (which are the same reel other than the lettering on side plate) is in that link/discussion mentioned above.

Quote from: jgp12000 on December 13, 2024, 12:58:10 AMThank you

Not a problem at all brother.

No worm gear drive. Interested to see how it compares to a Zebco(Abu) cardinal.

Will a Cardinal 4 spool fit this reel if needed?