I have recently bought a Horrocks-Ibbotson Saranac rod.
The reel seat is all metal (steel maybe) with an elongated double diamond mark pressed into it with "BEST " and "BY TEST" at either end of the double diamond and with HORROCKS-IBBOTSON (top) & MFRS FISHING TACKLE (bottom) in the border surrounding UTICA NY (inside).
There is a wooden holder with two leather caps for the sections.
The SARANAC decal is in a rectangle with a geometric pattern in yellow, red & green.
The rod needs a bit of work and I wondered if anyone knows what it looked like originally?
Were the reel seat & ferrules blued or just left as white metal?
How does the cumbersome block of wood work, should something hold the two end caps together?
Would it have had a rod bag (sock) originally?
It looks as if the guides may have been black; would that be right.
I think the reel seat dates it to 1934-1939 but would be grateful for confirmation or a more specific date.
Thanks in advance if anyone can answer one or more of these questions.
Michael
The reel seat is all metal (steel maybe) with an elongated double diamond mark pressed into it with "BEST " and "BY TEST" at either end of the double diamond and with HORROCKS-IBBOTSON (top) & MFRS FISHING TACKLE (bottom) in the border surrounding UTICA NY (inside).
There is a wooden holder with two leather caps for the sections.
The SARANAC decal is in a rectangle with a geometric pattern in yellow, red & green.
The rod needs a bit of work and I wondered if anyone knows what it looked like originally?
Were the reel seat & ferrules blued or just left as white metal?
How does the cumbersome block of wood work, should something hold the two end caps together?
Would it have had a rod bag (sock) originally?
It looks as if the guides may have been black; would that be right.
I think the reel seat dates it to 1934-1939 but would be grateful for confirmation or a more specific date.
Thanks in advance if anyone can answer one or more of these questions.
Michael
