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SOUTH
BEND# 24
9 - feet
3 - piece (two tips) |
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Original
hardware with the exception of the shorter
tip’s replaced top, and the nickel silver up
locking screw lock seat with wooden insert. It is
fitted with the original comfort fit cork handle which has been
cleaned. The rod carries the original oblong South Bend red
lettered label (100%) and lists the HCH or C nomenclature with the
24-9’ opposite. The wraps replicate the
yellow/black jasper color of the original model. The three
full pieces of but 36 & 1/2” and middle of 36
& 3/4” and full tip of 36 & 1/2”
put the rod at 9’ 1 & 3/4”. With
the shorter tip the rod length is 2 & 1/2” short of
9’. This great looking rod has been restored and
varnished (dipped). It comes with it’s original
canvas case which is labeled and in very good condition.
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Montague # 77
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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The
original hardware is fitted
with the earlier screw down locking nickel silver
reelseat. The
grip has been replaced with 5” sheated cork that has the
peckerhead handle. The stripper and tip top are agate with
the snake guides as stainless steel. The ferrules are nickel
silver with rolled welts and shoulders. The wraps are of two
colors, of lemon and green. The original label is 99% missing
with the # 77 81/2 nomenclature preserved. This is another
great looking rod which has been restored and varnished
(dipped). It comes without the original bag and tube.
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MONTAGUE
9 - feet
3 - piece |
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All
of the original hardware on the rod is of the nickel-plated brass
with the Montague label appearing on the top of the sliding band
reelseat. The partially remaining Montague label (35%) found on the rod
perhaps dates this as being after 1950. The stripping and
snake guides are stainless steel. The ferrules are
nickel-plated rolled welt. The wraps are red and tipped with
black and feature signature wrap accents. The grip features a
5 3/4” black walnut handle. The rod is bookmarked at
the tip with an agate guide. The rod has been varnished and
restored to it’s classic beauty and while fishable, makes a
striking wall mount. It comes with a quite old and fragile
cotton cloth bag.
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HORROCKS IBBOTSON
"Beaverkill"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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This
is a collector piece. Constructed from natural finish
Tonkin cane. The rod is mounted with nickel ferrules and the
black plastic down locking reel seat. The specs state the guides are
tungsten snake and the rod in wound in black with signature wraps of
yellow/red/green. The cork grip has been cleaned and is
composed of six 1” sections. This rod is in very
good to excellent condition and shows very little use.
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HEDDON
"Premier"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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This
is listed as early as 1948/1954 and is a fully restored rod with
original hardware that has been touched up with blacking to match the
original design. The original handle and sliding down lock
reel seat has been replaced with a 7” cork grip from a sheet
and is recessed. The up locking reel seat black aluminum with
a wooden spacer. The original writing on the rod is 100% in
black quoting “Heddon Premier” and “# 115
– 8 1/2 – 2F – HDH or
E”. The wrappings are gold tipped in
black. The cane is of the rich dark variety of Heddon and the
restored rod is both beautiful to look at and appropriate to
fish.
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GOODWIN GRANGER
"Champion"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece (2 tips) |
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This is a late era granger of the lower
grade. Only the faint
white lettering which has been exaggerated in the restoration process
identifies this rod. Coupled with this designation is the
down locking screw aluminum reel seat and the mild reversed half-Wells
grip of five and 1/2, 1” cork grip sections. The
nickel silver ferrules are original and the male ferrule of the mid
section is split but as the ferrule is pinned it will make little
difference. The wraps are green tipped with red and the 7
signature wraps are red/green/green/red/green/green/red.
There is a hook keeper and one tip has a slight set to
it. Another beautiful rod to look at or fish. It
comes with the original cloth bag which is rather frayed.
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HORROCKS IBBOTSON
"Hudson"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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Carefully
restored rod with a nickel plated brass reel seat and screw
down locking cap and ring. The cork grip is made up of six
1” sections and follows the half wells design. The ferrules
are chrome plated brass which are rolled welt shouldered. It has a
nikel plated brass wind check and steel guides. The Hudson is
listed during the 1930’s era built by Horrocks
Ibbotson. The wraps are gold see through tipped by black. The
original hardware is complete with some scratching on the reel seat,
and wear where the brass is shining through on the male ferrule of the
mid section. The top 1” section of the cork grip has
been replaced. This old rod restored to a beautiful honey
color and was dipped in spar varnish.
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SOUTH BEND
# 346
9 - feet
3 - piece (2 tips) |
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This restored
rod is from the 1940 era. The original reel seat
has been replaced with a down locking sliding ring and foot of nickel
silver with a wooden spacer. The grip is the original
comficient cork style of the South Bend variety. It has a
stainless steel stripping guide and Tungsten Hardened Steel snake
guides with a perfection chrome tip top. The ferrules are
nickel silver chrome plated rolled welted with serrations. The
wraps are red tipped with white. The white has become see thru
with the varnish dipping. The original label and line
designation has been retained and the rod comes in it’s
original bag with the label intact with faint designation of rod # and
style. It comes in an aluminum tube.
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PHILLIPSON
"Pacemaker"
9 - feet
3 - piece (2 tips) |
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This is an
original rod in very good shape with moderate use.
The reel seat is black bakelite with and aluminum thread screw down
locking feature and a 6 1/2” welch cork grip. It
has a Walden steel stripper and perfection black tungsten steel snake
guides. The tip top is also perfection black tungsten steel
and the ferrules are nickel silver. The wraps are lime tipped
with yellow. The original label and rod designation is 100%
and the rod comes in its bag and aluminum tube. The tube has
the label with the rod designation partially represented (approximately
60%).
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MONTAGUE
"Sunbeam"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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This is a
restored rod of three joints with the extra tip
missing. The reel seat is blue plastic with a tight lock
nickel plated down locking mechanism. The reversed half wells
cork handle has been replaced with a grip from a sheet with a hook ring
above it. It has tungsten steel snake guides and improved,
rolled welt, nickel plated ferrules, which over time have turned toward
the original brass. The tip top on this rod sports one
genuine agate. The silk windings are an attractive pattern of
gray tipped with dark blue. This restored and varnish dipped
brownstone bamboo rod is ready for the stream or as an attractive
mantel piece.
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HORROCKS IBBOTSON
"Spinner"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece |
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H. I.
Lists the 3 piece spinner with an extra tip as constructed from
Hexi-super cane Tonkin stock. This heavy duty all
purpose rod has a gray tenite down locking screw reel
seat. It has four tungsten steel guides on tip
joints, and nickel-plated shouldered ferrules. The windings
are purple and yellow. This rod is original with use but is
in very good condition. It is the 8 1/2 ft., with the
suggested weight of 5 3/4 ounces. There is a very slight set
to the but and middle sections while the tips are quite
straight. It is packed in it’s original cloth bag
and comes with a cardboard tube which is not original and undersized
with no cap.
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HORROCKS IBBOTSON
"Spinner"
8 1/2 - feet
3 - piece (2 tips) |
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This is a
restored 3 piece spinner with an extra tip which has been
repaired with an invisible wrap. It has the gray/black
tenite down locking screw reel seat and the cork grip has
been replaced new. The rod measures out at around 8 1/2
ft. with the but and mid section at 36 1/2” while
the two tips are 31 1/2”. It also has the tungsten
steel guides and nickel-plated shouldered ferrules with the exception
of the female ferrule on the but section which is straight and
obviously is a replacement. As restored the rod has been
double dipped in varnish with H. I. ‘s purple and yellow
wraps. There is a decided set to the mid section, and each
tip which is usual in an H.I. rod and is difficult to
straighten. The H.I. label is about 70% with the white
lettered Spinner and Tonkin Cane 100%. The repaired tip has 3
guides while the other tip carries the original 4. This rod
does not come with a cloth bag and rod tube.
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