A Wealthy Man’s Fly Reels
If you hunt for old tackle long enough, every once in a while you will come across something really special …something more than just an extra nice rod, reel or lure. In this case something special is a group of early fly reels and a salmon reel, each engraved with the owner’s name. The fly reels are in rare Kosmic reel cases which are also marked with the owner’s name and the salmon reel is in a case by the same maker.
The best part …being able to trace the name to a face and his history.
Jacob Weidmann was born in Switzerland in 1845 and at the age of 22 moved to the United States. Weidmann started his company in the silk dying business in Paterson, NJ, in 1870. By the early-1900s The Jacob Weidmann Silk Dying Company was the largest silk dyeing works in the country, employing approximately 3,000 workers.
In 1909 Weidmann sold the business and retired. A member of the Spesutia Hunting and Fishing Clubs Of Harford County, Maryland, Weidmann died In 1911 while on a fishing trip in Canada.
Below are pictures of Jacob Weidmann’s reels and their cases.
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This Reel Was Made For Crook By US Net & Twine/Montague And Is Essentially A Kosmic 925 Without Raised Pillars

Weidmann’s Julius vom Hofe Salmon Reel. Note The Adjustable Drag And The Rosette Washers, Which Are Rarely Seen On JVH Fly Reels.

This Case Was Made By The Same Maker As The Kosmic Cases And Shares The Same Distinctive Decorative Tooling, Stitching And Makers Mark
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The best part …being able to trace the name to a face and his history.
In 1909 Weidmann sold the business and retired. A member of the Spesutia Hunting and Fishing Clubs Of Harford County, Maryland, Weidmann died In 1911 while on a fishing trip in Canada.
Below are pictures of Jacob Weidmann’s reels and their cases.
~ Click On Pictures To Enlarge ~

This Reel Was Made For Crook By US Net & Twine/Montague And Is Essentially A Kosmic 925 Without Raised Pillars

Weidmann’s Julius vom Hofe Salmon Reel. Note The Adjustable Drag And The Rosette Washers, Which Are Rarely Seen On JVH Fly Reels.

This Case Was Made By The Same Maker As The Kosmic Cases And Shares The Same Distinctive Decorative Tooling, Stitching And Makers Mark
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I Buy Old Tackle ~ Click Here
reelsmith@aol.com
©
All Rights Reserved