Julius Vom Hofe / Dame Stoddard - Hard Rubber Fly Reel - Size 4 4-piece It also has the original

It also has the original Payne ferrule plugs which I've often admired

The rod features the original Don West script as well as more recent handwriting from Summers

yellow at the ferrules

The usual Howells ferrule design

Julius Vom Hofe / Dame Stoddard - Hard Rubber Fly Reel - Size 4 4-piece It also has the originalFor sale here is a Julius Vom Hofe made size 4 hard rubber reel made for retailer Dame Stoddard. 2 1 8" diameter, 1" wide spool. Hard rubber side plates, crank style handle and nickel plated brass hardware. Stamped with "Julius Vom Hofe Maker N. Y." as well as a stamp from retailer "Dame, Stoddard & Co. Boston" on the head plate. Condition is excellent, with blemish free and unpolished hard rubber, strong constant click and full length, unaltered