Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 9'3" Mint unused condition

Mint unused condition

Mechanically sound — needs a lube

The action is on the medium side of medium-fast and with a good deal of backbone

as it was listed in "A book on Angling" by Francis Francis

For sale here we have several spools of vintage Belding Corticelli #5840 (brown) silk winding thread

Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 9'3" Mint unused conditionFor 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