[Salmo Nella]

It does help. At least I know I am not way off base.
The reel is certainly not in excellent condition or even good condition, for that matter. It has been fished hard in the past and shows it. I had to strip three different kinds of rotten backing and a couple hundred yards of monofilament off of it. Because it is a more "rare" model, I may decide to hang it on the wall instead of fish it.... or I may not. The chance to fish with a vintage Hardy doesn't come along very often and it is tempting.
Thanks very much for checking into this for me
S N