20 Winter Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
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$0 | $50 |
$1,000 | $100 |
$2,500 | $250 |
$5,000 | $500 |
$10,000 | $1,000 |
$25,000 | $2,500 |
$50,000 | $5,000 |
Feb 12, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015
Edmund Everett Garrison graduated from Union College in New York with a degree in engineering. He used engineering principles to handcraft some of the finest bamboo rods ever made. He was the co-author of the book, "A Master's Guide to Building a Bamboo Fly Rod," with Hoagy B. Carmichael, which documented his achievement in rod making after his passing.
The serial no. is marked on all of the rod sections. Garrison started with A in 1932, so the T would represent 1951. The next number or the next two numbers in his serial no. represent the length of the rod and the last number represents the order the rod was completed in a given year. The 1 indicates that this was the first rod completed in 1951.
Provenance: Richard V. Strawbridge Collection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As opinions on condition of rods/reels may vary greatly, Copley Fine Art Auctions does not provide condition reports on these items. We invite you to schedule an appointment to view the items or attend our preview times in Charleston.
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