Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 Peerless Fly Reel - size 4 9'9" and a brass top aluminum

and a brass top aluminum tube with the red Leonard data sticker

Also very capable of swinging wet flies

The reel seat is a mortised

Serial # 339

Though back issues can be found

Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 Peerless Fly Reel - size 4 9'9" and a brass top aluminumFor sale here is a scarce Edward Vom Hofe Model 355 Peerless fly reel Size 4. Poor condition. Pre 1900 reel. Cracked backplate by screw and backplate ebonite separation from nickel silver ring. Inner ebonite layer on backplate side has an ebonite reinforcement repair. Early screw counterbalance feature. Mechanically sound could be tightened up a bit but its fishable as is. Screw heads generally in good shape some a bit buggered but not badly.