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Don Champion just sent me this list to add to our ORCA's FishingReelResearch.org website. I am jazzed, this is more than I expected from one individual. :type: Thank you Don :bow: :bow: :bow: Now if we can find a few pictures of some of these reels to enter along side these reel makers :?: :D

Robert,

A wee bit of info for our site fishingreelresearch.org.

America Reel Co. located in Rockford, IL was a mfg. from 1904 to about 1908.

Bradford & Anthony located in Boston, MA was a mfg. from 1856 to 1883.

Bullard & Gormley of Chicago,IL was a distributer.

Chamberlin Cartridge & Target Co. was a mfg. located in Cleveland, OH.

Crook, J.B. & Co. was a mfg. located in New York, NY.

Dame, Stoddard & Kendall of Boston, MA was a mfg. from 1875 to ?.

Deally, James & Co. of Louisville, KY was a mfg. from 1895 to about 1900. Kentucky reels.

Fullilove, Frank & Co. of Owenton, KY was a mfg. from 1903 to ?. Kentucky reels.

Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. of Chicago, IL was a distributer from 1865 to 1963.

Kopf, John of Brooklyn, NY was a mfg. from 1883 to 1898.

Malleson, Frederick of Brooklyn, NY was a mfg. from 1881 to ?.

Milam, B.C. & Son of Frankfort, KY was a mfg. from 1890 to 1928. Kentucky reels.

Mills, William & Son of New York, NY was a distributer from 1875 to ?.

Redifor Rod and Reel Co. was a mfg. located in Warren, OH.

Schmelzer, J.F. & Sons arms Co. was a distributer in Kansas City, KS from 1896 to 1917.

Simmons, E.C. Hardware Co. was a distributer in St. Louis, MO from 1872 to 1922.

Simmons-Winchester was a short lived distributer partnership from 1922 to 1929.

U.S. Net & Twine Co. of New York, NY was a mfg. from 1894 to 1898.

Union Hardware Co. was a mfg. in Torrington, CT from 1923 to 1960.

Vom Hofe, Edward of New York, NY was a mfg. from 1867 to 1940.

Vom Hofe, Frederick & Son of Brooklyn, NY was a mfg. from 1867 to 1882.

Vom Hofe, Julius of Brooklyn, NY was a mfg. from 1882 to 1939.

Von Lengerke & Antoine (V.L. & A.)of Chicago, IL was a distributer from 1891 to 1958.

Von Lengerke & Detmold of New York, NY was a distributer from 1882 to 1928.

Wilson, Thomas E. & Co. of Chicago, IL was a distributer from 1918 to 1928.

Winchester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, CT went into mfg. reels when they bought Hendryx in 1919 and continued until they sold the reel division to H-I in 1931.





I can probably send more when I have time.

Don Champion
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here's one for you
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. (later became True Value Hardware) Revonoc reel (reverse spelling of partner Conover), made by Pflueger, and HSB&Co. knife
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I also have a set of aluminum Revonoc nesting camp cups.
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Got em Ron, thank you Sir :bow:
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JVH winding plate reel, c. 1900, marked for Wm Mills & Son
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Redifor model X

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Outstanding pics Ron, as soon as I get out of here I will enter them, we you so much, :bow: R
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