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Jul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
An early Calcutta Bamboo fly rod. The reel section measures 41 1/16 in. long, two mid-sections measure 41 3/16 and 41 1/16 in., and the tip measures 40 3/4 in. All four sections have a "153" marked on them. Each year, Orvis renumbered their rods, so serial number#153 was the 153rd rod made that year. The reel section has it stamped twice in the metal reel seat rings and on the other sections it is written on the wood. The reel seat has a metal plate in the rod which is stamped "C. F. Orvis, Maker, Manchester, VT, Patented June 6th, 1882." The end cap is also stamped "C. F. Orvis, Maker, Manchester, VT." The wooden tube is gone, but there is an old sock with some stitched repairs.
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