Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 11'6" The stripping guide has a

The stripping guide has a dark ceramic insert

Clear light tan wraps

The maker's mark on the headplate is faint but still easy to see under magnification

perhaps even in the 1920's

The sanded blank is a handsome maroon color with clear wraps and fine black tipping

Edward Vom Hofe George Eastman's Model 423 Fly Reel - Size 4/0 11'6" The stripping guide has aFor 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