Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7'3" The serial number is 073

The serial number is 073

The reel weighs 7 3/8 oz

For sale here is a Ari 't Hart Rio Orbigo F2 fly reel in near mint+ condition

2-tip for a #4-5 line

The splices are cut left-to-right and right-to-left and the two types are alternated on adjoining splines

Hardy Perfect 3 1/2" wide drum fly reel - Harry & Elsie Darbee provenance! 7'3" The serial number is 073For 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