Ted Williams 400...so cheap I couldn't resist.

Started by CincyDavid, July 27, 2026, 02:41:12 PM

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CincyDavid

July 27, 2026, 02:41:12 PM
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.

oldmanjoe

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July 27, 2026, 10:27:42 PM
 No picture , but the price is right for tinkering ..
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CincyDavid

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July 28, 2026, 11:04:28 AM
I'll upload pics when it arrives.

jgp12000

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July 28, 2026, 02:53:38 PM
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.

CincyDavid

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July 28, 2026, 03:07:47 PM Last Edit: July 28, 2026, 03:08:26 PM by CincyDavid
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.

jgp12000

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July 28, 2026, 06:06:26 PM
My first baseball glove was  Ted Williams from Sears ;D

CincyDavid

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July 28, 2026, 06:24:21 PM
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.

Fishgolfman

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August 04, 2026, 04:19:24 AM
If it needs parts .. may have it

CincyDavid

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August 04, 2026, 05:24:31 PM
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.
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