Another Orvis question

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Emel4
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Another Orvis question

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I was driving through Vermont this past week and stopped by the Orvis mothership.
I recently acquired my first bamboo rod, an Orvis salmon rod from 1962. They were able to tell me the year of manufacture ('62) and the year of sale (also '62) and that is was built by G. Reed and C. Skinner. The rod was sold a couple of months after manufacture to Abacrombie and Fitch in NYC. I am now intrigued to know who may have bought the rod from A&F. Is there any way to find this info or am I way off base on this?
Any info is greatly appreciated.

Mark

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Re: Another Orvis question

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Not likely that A&F has retained records from 60 years ago, assuming they kept track of those things at that time. They filed Chapter 11 in 1976 and shut the store down. The current owner of the name is a company retailing clothing and 'lifestyle' goods, not hunting and fishing equipment.

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Re: Another Orvis question

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jeffkn1 wrote:
10/01/21 10:32
Not likely that A&F has retained records from 60 years ago, assuming they kept track of those things at that time. They filed Chapter 11 in 1976 and shut the store down. The current owner of the name is a company retailing clothing and 'lifestyle' goods, not hunting and fishing equipment.
Thanks
I thought that may be the case.

Mark

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Re: Another Orvis question

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Griffen and Howe were the actual importers of A&F firearms and as such retained the records. You can get a photocopy of the sales record of an A&F firearms from them.
Maybe they also retain the records of rod sales?

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Re: Another Orvis question

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In my experience, Orvis will know who purchased the rod. I had an Orvis rod made in my birth month and sold 5 months later through A&F, but Orvis would not tell me who purchased the rod.

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Re: Another Orvis question

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Orvis has the name of the original owner if the rod was retailed by them. If the rod was sold by a dealer, the only way Orvis will have owner information is if the registration tag was returned by the customer. Orvis doesn't release customer information in any case.

I have a Superfine purchased from A&F in 1969, which sat unused in a collection until I bought it in 1984--the tag is still in the tube.

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