My Italian Made Reels

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My Italian Made Reels

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I picked up a neat little 36" high lighted curio display cabinet awhile back at the Good Will down the road for $25. I decided I would display my Italian made spinning reels in it. I had a few displayed in a lawyers book case, but the rest had been cleaned & serviced and stored in a tote because I had no place to display them. I decided the last few days it was time to get them organized and put in the cabinet to make room for some other reels in the book case. I thought I would take a couple of photos of them out in the open before I put them in the cabinet.

Most were made by Zangi, but not all.

From left to right.
Bottom Row: Ted Williams 550, Ted Williams 450, Ted Williams 350, Pescador 500, Pescador, 400, Pescador 300, Sears 300, Sears Spinning Reel 391-38250
Second Row: Ted Williams 510, Ted Williams 410, Ted Williams 310, Ted Williams 500, Ted Williams 400, Ted Williams 300, True Temper True Spin 322, Spem Velox
Third Row: Orvis 150A, Orvis 100, Orvis 100, Pelican 100, Orvis 50A, Alcedo Erie 2CS, Alcedo Micron, Cargem Mignon33, Cargem Silverfish 402
Top Row: Old Pal Jaguar 800, Old Pal Cougar 600, Old Pal Cougar 600, Trade Winds, Inc. Spin-in Royal 585, A.P.M. Agal, Minerva, Cargem 404
(Note: The 2 boxed Cargems have never had their bag seals broken open) I've got boxes for a couple of the others but didn't have room in the photo for them.




All but the Agal, Spin-in Royal, Minerva, & Spem Velox are pinion worm gear driven.

Here's the cabinet they're going into. It's tough to take pics of mirror backed cabinets. :D
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)

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Fantastic lineup, Tommy! :bow: now you need them all for use with the correct hand! :D
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That’s a super collection, Tom. Great just to look at.

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Hey Tom, that makes a great display. I didn't know the Ted Williams reels were Italian made. Zangi is a cool name for sure.
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Neato, Tom! Ed Small would be proud to be in such company. :bow:

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Outstanding collection Tom!
Wanted: Horton, Bristol & Meek reels, reel boxes, and catalogs!!!!
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Steve wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:16 am Neato, Tom! Ed Small would be proud to be in such company. :bow:
Yeah, I've always thought those "_ 50s" models were cool! 8) I often wonder, though, how efficacious I would be using such a gadget. :)
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)

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Very very nice- bellisimo?
you can tune a piano,but you can't tuna fish.
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Great collection Tommy! Thank you for sharing it with everyone.
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