Fishing/Haddon Pole

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Expert: Rich Mac McGaughey - 10/17/2009


Question

heddon pole
I have a pole signed Heddon and has the #10 on it.It is flat sided and has 5 sections.The thread is a dark maroon color.It is 8 1/2.The tag says Lyon %26 Coulson.IT HAS A SOFT CASE AND A METAL TUBE TO CARRY IT.I am interested in selling this.Thank you Marilyn

Answer
Marilyn,
Lyon and Coulson sold Heddons but changed the model name.
You did not specify where the tag is located. If on the tube , it means little to nothing. Tubes and rods are easily mixed up, I've seen it allot.

It should be 3 pieces with an extra tip , totaling 4. I am wondering if the pieces even fit together.


Lyon and Coulson was a retail mail order tackle house located in Buffalo, NY. They sold a wide range of outdoor gear from the 1920’s through the 1940’s. The main rod supplier to L%26C was Heddon. Unlike some other tackle houses, L%26C did little to change the appearance of the standard Heddon line except to give the rods their own model designations.  

Antique %26 Collectable Fishing Rods: Identification %26 Value Guide Homel, Dan. 1997 (2nd edition 2000) ,add about 30% for age of book, gives the value for  an 8 1/2 foot L%26C model "Captain" with an extra tip, 3 sections the  value of  $70, 145, and 285 for poor, good, excellent condition respectively.  
A Heddon #10,  at 8.5 feet is not mentioned by Homel but I would guess $53, 130, and  243 for poor, good, excellent condition respectively. I can confirm that Heddon used Maroon silk to wrap #10.


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, , send pictures especially labels or logos to me macsrods@yahoo.com and a complete including as much the following as you can: Is it? fly or casting rod ? Reel seat is below or above the cork handle ? Check metal for id and patents ? What is it made of; bamboo ( flat sided) fiberglass or graphite ( round)? Weight in oz? What is the diameter of the rod above the cork? Where was it purchased ? What type of metal nickel-silver, tin, or chrome platted brass? A complete description of any logos or labels. Length of rod per section and number of sections. Total rod length.

Please read the following if the rod has either of the following two labels

Montague or H-I (Horrocks-Ibbotson).

They are looked down upon by the collecting community and often they are justified. They were mass produced , rather heavy and very slow. They are not going to resale for very much.
Two books are available at larger libraries to get history and or value:
Antique & Collectable Fishing Rods: Identification & Value Guide Homel, Dan. 1997
Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook -Michael Sinclair

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