dryfly Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Can anyone offer info on this old rod? A friend of mine owns this rod and was trying to get some background. Perhaps someone out there has info. This rod is for sale. PM me if interested. Would look good over a fireplace. Some details. -- This is a greenheart or lancewood rod .. not bamboo -- It is a two pc and has three tip sections .. the tip sections are all different lengths -- The butt section is 61 inches and the three tips are 51, 55 and 58 inches -- Assembled with the long tip section the overall length is ~117 inches (almost 10 feet) -- The wooden "case" has places for just two tip sections .. possibly a third was made later -- The handle is rattan wrapped which is typical of between 1870 and 1890 or so .. could be into the 1900s, but I own a greenheart from between 1895 and 1915 and I think this is older. -- The rod has ring line guides instead of snake guides -- The rattan and the line rings are a clue to its age. -- There are no markings on the reel seat although the seat is similar (all but identical) to some rods I've seen in the Internet -- The seat seems to be nickle plated brass ... hard to say -- Most of the wrappings look original but some are obviously re done. The butt, three tips and wooden "case." There is a name hand written in two places on the wooden rod case. Looks like Allan A. _____. Rattan wrapped handle and reel seat Line ring Ferrule Three line rings Case with handle end Case with two of the tip sections Reel seat Three tip tops Quote
duanec Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 that's some cool kit! i have an old contact who's a guru in imaging, he could proabaly help in clearing up the name using fancy schmancy technology...not sure if that's any help or not. Quote
dryfly Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 dune, That would be a huge help. Thanks. The name may be either the maker or the owner. Hard to say. I tried altering the contrast in Photoshop and it was of little help. One issue is that it appears to be "old style" handwriting and may be hard to read anyway. Thanks, Clive Quote
DonAndersen Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Clive, You might like to try the guys over @ Clarks Forum. There are a bunch of knowledge folks about old equipment that hang out there. Don See: http://clarksclassicflyrodforum.yuku.com/ Quote
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