Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 7'3" Bent wire style hook keeper

Bent wire style hook keeper

Ribbed brass foot is full length and has not been filed

There are two hairline cracks in the tip-top agate and one partial crack in the stripping guide agate

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Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 7'3" Bent wire style hook keeperFor sale here is a very special reel with amazing provenance. George Eastman's second model Edward Vom Hofe Model 423 fly reel (before it was called the Restigouche model, which was coined circa 1911). In this time period, the model was referred to as the "Celebrated Salmon and Grilse Click Reel". Size 4 0. The reel is in excellent original condition with one slight crack in the hard rubber on the back plate. Other than this, the reel is in excellent