FALL FISHING TACKLE AUCTION 2025-11-08 Auction - 743 Price Results - Blanchards Auction Service in NY
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Early E. Vom Hofe Restigouche Salmon ReelOriginal Philip Goodwin Black Bass PaintingThe "Chippewa" Skipper
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Potsdam, NY, United States
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FALL FISHING TACKLE AUCTION

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Early E. Vom Hofe Restigouche Salmon Reel: Owned by Benjamin Tappen Fairchild (1883-1957), avid fisherman, noted sportsman, head of Fairchild Brothers & Foster chemical company, and past president of the Anglers' Club of New York. A German
0001: Early E. Vom Hofe Restigouche Salmon ReelEst. US$800-US$1,000
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Early E. Vom Hofe Restigouche Salmon Reel: Owned by Benjamin Tappen Fairchild (1883-1957), avid fisherman, noted sportsman, head of Fairchild Brothers & Foster chemical company, and past president of the Anglers' Club of New York. A German
0002: Early E. Vom Hofe Restigouche Salmon ReelEst. US$600-US$800
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F. Vom Hofe & Son Ball Handle Reel: With a clear stamp on the head cap that reads "F. Vom Hofe & Son Maker", this 3 3/8" diameter, 2 1/4" wide spool reel is in Ex condition, with a "00" stamped full-length cast foot, turned wooden
0003: F. Vom Hofe & Son Ball Handle ReelEst. US$200-US$300
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F. Vom Hofe & Son Ball Handle Reel: With a clear stamp on the head cap that reads "F. Vom Hofe & Son Maker", this 2 3/4" diameter, 1 3/4" wide spool reel is in Ex condition, with a "2" stamped full-length cast foot, turned wooden grasp
0004: F. Vom Hofe & Son Ball Handle ReelEst. US$200-US$300
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Talbot Special Casting Reel: Rare small solid nickel silver No. 2 size reel stamped "Talbot Reel & Mfg. Co." over the circular "Special" stamp with "K.C. MO, U.S.A." underneath. The 1 3/4" diameter, 1 5/8" wide spool reel has a
0005: Talbot Special Casting ReelEst. US$300-US$400
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Early Meek & Milam No. 2 Casting Reel: Having a finely knurled head cap, this 1 3/4" diameter, 1 5/8" wide spool German silver reel has no serial number and a 12 o'clock half handle with ivory grasp. The plain click and drag switches work
0006: Early Meek & Milam No. 2 Casting ReelEst. US$300-US$400
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Rare Henshall-Van Antwerp Casting Reel: Marked "Thos. H. Chubb Pat'd Sept. 27 '87" on the tail plate under the arched "Henshall-Van Antwerp" stamp is this second version of the Henshall-Van Antwerp series of multiplying reels built by
0007: Rare Henshall-Van Antwerp Casting ReelEst. US$400-US$500
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B.C. Milam "The Frankfort Kentucky Reel": No. 2 model, small 1 3/4" diameter, 1 5/8" spool, serial 8039, working click and drag switches, 6 o'clock counter-balanced handle, jeweled end caps, knurling on the head cap rim, arched "The
0008: B.C. Milam "The Frankfort Kentucky Reel"Est. US$200-US$300
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Early Pflueger Summit Casting Reel: Raised pillar casting reel of nickel plated brass with working click and drag switches, screw-off end cap, counter-balanced handle, two bands of fine knurling on the head cap rim and stamped simply
0009: Early Pflueger Summit Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Early Boxed Pflueger Guardian Casting Reel: In the correctly labeled maroon chimney style box comes this 60-yard, Silverine finish reel with plain screw-off caps, click and drag switches (drag inoperable), and a dog-leg style handle. The model
0010: Early Boxed Pflueger Guardian Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Early Shakespeare Style C Casting Reel: This is the reel that started it all for Wm. Shakespeare Jr. in 1897. With twin-screw level wind, dog leg counter-balanced handle with original grasp, and checkered rim control drag and click
0011: Early Shakespeare Style C Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Heddon 3-30 German Silver Casting Reel: Fitted with jeweled journal bearings, a cork arbor, tournament handle, sliding click switch on the face plate and tiny sliding oil port cover. Stamped with serial number 110 between the foot pillars,
0012: Heddon 3-30 German Silver Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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B.F. Meek & Sons No. 4 Casting Reel: Originally coming from the collection of the late Frank M. Stewart III, co-author of the book Fishing Reel Makers of Kentucky, is this No. 4 size reel with a 2 1/4" diameter, 1 5/8" wide spool,
0013: B.F. Meek & Sons No. 4 Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Jack Welch Hand Made Casting Reel: Polished aluminum and German silver, marked "Jack Welch Dowagiac Mich. Hand Made", serial 328, level wind, balsa arbor, sliding click switch and dual grasp handle, works well. Ex-/Ex condition with
0014: Jack Welch Hand Made Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Talbot Niangua German Silver Casting Reel: An arched "Niangua" over "Wm. H. Talbot Co. Nevada, MO, U.S.A." is stamped on the head plate of this Ex- condition reel, with serial number 673 stamped between the foot pillars. The screw-off end
0015: Talbot Niangua German Silver Casting ReelEst. US$150-US$200
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Pflueger Alpine Prototype Level-Wind Reel: Unmarked aside from factory scratched "Job 41553 - Model B - 4/2/40" on the underside of the foot, this nickel plated Alpine reel is in exceptional condition. The sample room tag provides more
0016: Pflueger Alpine Prototype Level-Wind ReelEst. US$100-US$150
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Horton No.10 Blue Grass Casting Reel: Scarce "Blue Grass No.10 The Horton Mfg. Co. Bristol Conn" marked German Silver casting reel was Horton's answer to the Heddon 3-35, with dual grasp handle, level wind, a sliding oil port on the face
0017: Horton No.10 Blue Grass Casting ReelEst. US$100-US$150
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B.C. Milam No. 2 Casting Reel: A small size 1 3/4" diameter, 1 1/2" wide spool reel with sliding click and drag switches on the face plate, fixed journal caps and a 12 o'clock position crank handle with a replaced handle grasp
0018: B.C. Milam No. 2 Casting ReelEst. US$100-US$150
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Shakespeare Style B Casting Reel: A twin-screw level winding reel with nickel plated brass finish, rim mounted click and drag wheels and a dog-leg style counter-balanced handle. Serial numbered 2262 on the underside of the foot, an
0019: Shakespeare Style B Casting ReelEst. US$75-US$100
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Meek & Milam No. 4 Casting Reel: A German silver model with 12 o'clock mounted crank handle (replaced grasp and post), fixed journal covers and sliding click and drag switches (inoperable). 2 1/4" diameter, 1 7/8" wide spool,
0020: Meek & Milam No. 4 Casting ReelEst. US$75-US$100
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Horton No. 3 Bluegrass Casting Reel: Marked with serial 12351 and stamped "No. 3 Bluegrass The Horton Mfg. Co. Bristol, Conn.", German silver, having both plain click and drag switches, knurled caps and ivory grasp handle. In VG+/Ex-
0021: Horton No. 3 Bluegrass Casting ReelEst. US$75-US$100
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B.C. Milam No. 4 German Silver Casting Reel: A larger size reel with a 2 3/16" diameter, equipped with sliding click and drag switches, shouldered pillars, fixed journal caps and with serial number 7553 inside the tail plate. The crank handle
0022: B.C. Milam No. 4 German Silver Casting ReelEst. US$100-US$150
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Early Pflueger Supreme Casting Reel: The reel is completely unmarked, the maroon papered "chimney" box retains its bulldog logo end label with "1573 60 to 100 yds" and "Best By Test Since 1864", also Satin Finish Quadruple Patented
0023: Early Pflueger Supreme Casting ReelEst. US$75-US$100
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Heddon 3-35 Casting Reel: A satin finish model 3-35 with serial number 3593, working click switch, dual grasp handle and level-wind, in VG+/Ex- condition, kept in an early but very worn yellow end label box with "3-35
0024: Heddon 3-35 Casting ReelEst. US$75-US$100

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