Approx. dimensions: 14ft assembled

Description:                     Three sections + spare top section Connected by Hardy's "Lock-fast" Joints (* ref)

Manufacturer:                                             Hardy Bros, Alnwick. Gold Medal Brand Case: Original Hardy Bros.cloth case, bearing Royal Crest   "To The King" Butt Section: 58" long, including 24" polished wood handle 1 agate + 1 snake rings.   Wedge reel fastening impressed with: Hardy's   W Fitting   Reg 16.8.73

Rubber Button embossed: Hardy Brothers Alnwick

Mid-section: Length 58", Brass ferrules + 4 snake rings (English) Ferrule stops made of hardwood and cork. Top Sections: Length 58", 5 snake rings + agate terminal ring

REFERENCES
*     Fishing Salmon and Trout, H Cholmondeley-Pennell, Longmans, Green & Co 1886, p77
**  Fishing Salmon and Trout, H Cholmondeley-Pennell, Longmans, Green & Co 1886, p63

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