Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7'1" Serial #012

Serial #012

Graywolf Rods

and the ferrules are 10/64 and 16/64 with an excellent fit

The 1977 Winston catalog describes the "Leetle Feller" as follows:

For sale here is a very scarce size 6/0 Edward Vom Hofe Model 504 Tobique Salmon multiplying fly reel

Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7'1" Serial #012For sale here is a 3 1 2" Hardy Perfect wide drum fly reel from the pre WWII era that belonged to the late Catskill fly tying greats, Harry & Elsie Darbee. The reel is in excellent original condition. The original ribbed brass foot is full length and unmolested. No chips, cracks, or line grooves. Excellent spool spindle fit. The reel comes with a letter from Judie Darbee (in a Marty Keane envelope) and is housed in an Abercrombie and Fitch zippered