271 An early Edward Vom Hofe Restigouche 6/0 direct drive salmon fly reel,

ebonite and nickel silver construction with counter-balanced serpentine scroll handle set within an anti-foul rim and mounted above an 1879 milled circular four point tension adjusting wheel, pierced nickel silver foot, quadruple cage pillar, one double roller set for fishing the “reel-up style”, rear circular sliding optional check button with raised central dome, faceplate engraved and red heightened previous owners details “Phillip Schuyler, 1881”, good overall condition and sold with a distressed block leather reel case, circa 1880 (see illustration) £1300-1800