Edward Vom Hofe Perfection Fly Reel 1/0

Edward Vom Hofe Perfection Fly Reel 1/0A superb Edward Vom Hofe 360 Perfection fly reel in a very rare 1 0 size! 3 1 8" diameter and set up for the typical RHW. The reel weighs 6. 9 ounces on my scale. Excellent overall condition with minor wear overall. There is some very minor rubbing and patina on the rims. There is one tiny little chip missing near a screw on one sideplate (a few mm is all). And there is a little bit of residue at the bronze hub at the interior of the spool (I suspect

Ribbed brass foot and duplicated MKII check

Two small dings to the frame edge and some insignificant water marks that would easily polish out

domed ebonite handle

The original owner wanted a 7'4" rod

but the edition itself is still in like new condition

Handsome matte finish

Summers back in the 1980's and did not make them for any other rodmaker

and there are only two exceptions to note

In 1910 John James Hardy received a request from members of the Aristocratic Casting Club of France for a short

The rod weighs 5 3/8 oz

and a western style grip with a tiny amount of hand soiling

Black witness marks at the spigot ferrules