Julius Vom Hofe - Size 4 German Silver Fly Reel 3 Weight Nickel silver uplocking screw lock

Nickel silver uplocking screw lock with a lovely mortised walnut spacer

Rattan grip

For sale here is a catalog from the Paul H Young Rod Company from the mid 1970s

remains as clean and bold as the day it was written

A nice Bellinger 3 1/2" reel in left-hand-wind

Julius Vom Hofe - Size 4 German Silver Fly Reel 3 Weight Nickel silver uplocking screw lockFor sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe made size 4 fly reel, stamped on the headplate, "Abbey & Imbrie N. Y. Pat. Oct. 8, 1889". 2 1 8" diameter, 1" wide spool. Hard rubber side plates and German silver hardware. Shouldered pillars. The reel is in excellent condition cosmetically and mechanically. Blemish free and unpolished sideplates, strong constant click and full length, unaltered german silver foot. All screws are in good condition. There is a very