Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.016 A—D
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Rod, Fishing
Title:
Green Split Cane Hexagonal Fly Rod w/ Sack
Date:
1930
Description:
9—foot, 7—inch collapsable green hexagonal bamboo fly fishing rod. Brass male—female end sleeves for assembly. Brass reel bracket with cork handle. Ferrous eyes. Yellow—green linen(?) wraps spaced ~ 1 inch over length of rod. Tip eye and eye nearest handle lined with dark amber— colored glass. Varnished. Gray cotton storage sock.
A — 39—inch by 1.25—inch by 1.25—inch handle section. Small hook storage eye adjacent to handle. Female and cap for assembly.
B — 39—inch by .625—inch by .375—inch midsection. Four eyes. Female end cap at outer end. Male cap at inner end.
C — 39—inch by 1—inch by .375—inch tip section. Three eyes plus end cap eye. Male assembly cap.
D — 40—inch by 4.5—inch by .5—inch storage sack. Four linear compartments constructed with stitches. End flap with half—inch twill ties.
Notes:
See 2002.11.012. Used by T.S. Parke & family 1930's — 1970's. May have been brought to Juneau in 1935 by Parke
Fourth section of sack may have caried light wooden dowel to protect rod from breakage.
Search Terms:
Fishing
Recreation
T&E
Sport
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