"Sold by Vom Hofe"

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Reelman2
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"Sold by Vom Hofe"

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I have often seen Sold by Vom Hofe on many handles of reels that weren't Vom Hofe. My question is Did Vom Hofe sell the handles to those companies or did Vom Hofe sell the reel for different companies or just sold their handles to other reel companies.
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I believe they sold other makers reels. All I’ve seen are better quality Montague solid nickel reels that are handle stamped…in the twenties to the mid 30’s you couldn’t purchase a Hofe for under a $100 but the high quality Montague was possible for a fraction and the quality was there. Tight Lines Nick n NY
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These were non-Vom Hofe (Edward or Julius) reels sold through Edward Vom Hofe. As Nick noted, all that I have seen are Montagues. EVH carried a lot of Montague reels in his catalogs.
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