Zebco.com sells fishing tackle and accessories from Tulsa, OK
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Welcome to ZEBCO - Let's Go Fishing!
Description
R.D. Hull was, by trade, a watchmaker in Roten, Texas. He was also an inventor. One invention of his was a device for drying garments called "The Tydee", which was not successful.
In his quest to find a backlash-free reel, he took a model 1000 South Bend casting reel, altered it with two spools and supposedly made a backlash-free casting reel. He made a reel called "The Texas", of which only 5 models were made. He acquired 7 investors to put in $7,500 each, manufactured it and called it a "Lashmaster". This company was not successful and the investors lost their money. The "Texan" was the predecessor to the "Lashmaster".
This did not deter R.D. While at the supermarket, when viewing a string which was peeling off a spool without tangling, he had an idea. He asked the investors if they would be interested again. He showed them a prototype that he had made from a Folger's Coffee can. They refused. This was in 1947. R.D. Hull was searching for an investor when he came across a company in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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- Zebco
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- Tulsa ok
- United States 74115
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