Early Julius Vom Hofe Reel Catalog

Rare, printed in 1915 for the 1916 season, 20 pages, 4 1/2” x 6”, exceptional illustrations. With the exception of very light wear and a small cover chip in Ex condition throughout.

All three reels are marked, the markings on the hard rubber reels are extremely faint yet visible in bright light with magnification, the raised pillar reel has an early "Julius vom Hofe Maker, NY" ma

The square pillar design of this reel denotes it as one of JVH's earliest models, it is clearly marked on the upper faceplate "Wm Mills & Son, NY, Pat. June 25, 89" (Mills patent for button operated s

An early German silver and hard rubber square pillar Trout reel coming with half crank handle, constant click (strong), removable end cap is not correct for this reel and does not fit properly, full l

Tiny Size #4 hard rubber fly reel measuring 2 1/8" in diameter and clearly marked "Julius vom Hofe, Maker, NY" on the upper headplate. Comes with, rear mounted click switch, counter balanced handle an

An early attractive German silver and hard rubber Trout reel coming with half crank handle, full length foot with a slight bend and top filing on one end, undamaged hard rubber side plates and general

Marked "Thos. J. Conroy, NY" and "The Wells" on the faceplate is this very scarce early Julius vom Hofe made raised pillar design lightweight aluminum Black Bass reel. Coming in 3" diameter, 8oz. weig

nd, [1890's], 44 pages, black and white drawings, Pflueger baits, Julius vom Hofe reels, showing their full line of tackle including rods, reels, baits, floats, hooks, nets, fly books, etc., price cha

(2) EARLY FISHING REELS INCL. JULIUS VOM HOFE PATENT DATE NOV. 17 85 & 0CT 8 1889. BOTH IN AS FOUND CONDITION, THE HOFE MEASURES 3.5" ACROSS, OTHER ONE 2.75". FOUND IN THE BROOKLYN ESTATE WE ARE LIQUI

Early size No. 1, 2 1/2" diameter 1 3/8" wide spool German silver raised pillar reel clearly marked "William Mills & Son, NY, Pat. June 24, 89" on the upper face plate. Comes with crack and chip free

Early German silver and hard rubber 1 7/8" (not including pillar mounts) reel marked "Julius vom Hofe, Pat. Oct. 8, 89" on the back plate (marking is extremely light but legible with sunlight and magn

Includes a faintly marked 2 3/8" "Abbey & Imbrie NY" plated raised pillar reel with three patent dates, made by Julius vom Hofe. Plating is more than 95% and hard rubber is clean and damage free, func

Early brass reel marked with A&I logo (light impression on one side) has an unusual and fully functional (Julius Vom Hofe patented) rotating click button on face plate with a strong click. Comes with

2 5/8” diam, 1” wide spool, raised pillar, loud constant click, VG+/Ex- condition.

4 1/2” diam, 1 3/4” spool, made for and marked “Dame Stoddard Co. Boston”, stamped 4 1/2 on the foot, “Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8, ‘89” on the tail plate, lo

A German silver and hard rubber high quality fly reel in small 2" diameter. This is a great little reel with one unfortunate crack on the lower head plate and a couple of replacement screws on the bac

Hard rubber 2 1/2" dia. plate wind reel, very strong constant click, full length foot, 90% of original plating remains, shows general wear and a couple of small nicks in the outside face rim, about Ve

Includes a #3 1/2 and a #3 size reel, both are plated with crack free hard rubber, screw on handles, functional clicks and unaltered feet. The larger #3 size reel is Good plus showing significant plat

Includes an Excellent minus nickel plated 2 1/2" (not including pillar mounts) raised pillar reel, size 1/0, marked "Dame Stoddard & Co., Boston" on front plate and "Julius vom Hofe, Pat. Oct. 8, 89"

Includes a hard rubber and plated top hat size #3 1/2 reel very faintly marked "Quadruple" on the back plate with light plating loss mainly along the outer rims otherwise in solid Excellent minus cond

Returning to Lang's after originally selling in the November 2006 auction, the description that accompanied the reel remains true. This ultra-rare special reel is 2 1/4" in diameter and has a 5/8" wid

2 3/4" diam, 3/4" wide spool, two football shaped stamps: on the rear hard rubber plate "Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8 '89" and on the head plate "Von Lengerke New York & Detmold.", counter balance hand

2 3/4” diam, narrow 3/4” spool, dark gunmetal over brass, foot marked number 2, stamped "Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8, 89", working click switch, knurled screw-off end cap with star washer.

2 1/4” diam, 1 1/16” spool, marked “Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8-89 Brooklyn, N.Y.” with a number 2 on the foot. Strong click, unfiled foot, knurled end cap and counter weight,