Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 6'9" Highest quality Super-Z style nickel

Highest quality Super-Z style nickel silver ferrules

The tip is 1” shorter than the butt (made that way) and has a very

Carmel colored cane has been heat treated as the nodes are darker than the cane

Reel mechanics are in excellent condition

1 3/16" wide spool and weighs 10 1/4 oz

Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 6'9" Highest quality Super-Z style nickelFor 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