Object Record

Metadata

Catalog Number

2002.11.013

Object Name

Rod, Fishing

Description

Collapsable bamboo salmon fishing rod. Nickel-plated sleeve bracket near center of pole for collapsing into two pieces. Pole single bamboo piece tapering from .25-inch diameter at tip to .625-inch diameter at handle. Wrapped at each bamboo node with fibers. Handle formed by wraps and marlin spike knots of fiber. Design with dark and light colored fiber (hemp?). Black rubber end cap. Nickel-plated brass reel bracket. Four porcelain-lined line guides. Tip eye. Varnished overall. "T.S. Parke" handwritten on pole above handle.

Date

1940

Dimensions

H-9 W-1.5 D-0.375 inches

Collection

Juneau-Douglas City Museum

Imagefile

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