Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Greetings.
I have some boxes of old fishing line that were marked "Best S.I.C." One label says: "Hall's Best SIC Mackerel line." The other says:"Newton's Best SIC Braided Cotton."
Are any of you out there able to tell me what is meant by S.I.C.?
Thanks, Ralph C.

Not sure. This catalog page sort of indicates is a type of combed long fiber cotton

My wife grew up on the same (PARK) St as the Hall company, the bld burned, but the foundations were still there in the late 80's.  It was a long skinny mill
Leonard fly rods were made around the corner, that bld is now a private residence, one story about 24X36

Standard Industrial Code

What Steve said, although the C might be classification. Kind of recall hearing  "SIC code" many years ago?

How does Standard Industrial Code apply to this specific fishing line and why would it be necessary to indicate such when advertising? Why do all the other lines in the Halls catalog not state S.I.C?
I doubt very highly the term relates to this particular type of line.

Sea Island Cotton, folks. It has longer staple than most any other cotton, even Pima or Egyptian. Makes the best shirts due to having fewer spun knots so it's smooth in-hand. I worked at a men's store in school, and sold Cutlass and Moore shirts made from TTX SIC.  I still have a couple around...from 1990...

John

Quote from: thorhammer on February 01, 2026, 07:11:23 PMSea Island Cotton, folks. It has longer staple than most any other cotton, even Pima or Egyptian. Makes the best shirts due to having fewer spun knots so it's smooth in-hand. I worked at a men's store in school, and sold Cutlass and Moore shirts made from TTX SIC.  I still have a couple around...from 1990...

John

Thanks John,
That makes a lot more sense than standard industrial code

How "Reliable" after sitting damp down in a spool over the offseason if one didn't dry is another story...

See you're new to the site; greetings, Ralph, from Minnesota.

Frank

Welcome, Ralph!!!!

John

Greeting Ralph from the SoCal Inland Empire!  You have some really cool shelfies there, I certainly wouldn't attempt to use the line. - john

Yeah, what John said.  Sea Island Cotton makes more sense than Standard Industrial Code.  These days Egyptian Cotton is the one to brag about.

John, TTX refers to thread diameter which equates to the thread count of the fabric.