Koonans fishing pole?

Question
My father has asked me to locate a spinning rod from the 1907's made by a company called called Koonans. I am not sure on the spelling.  He said they were one of the first to start making lightwt. rods.  He used to have a few, but when he loaned them out, they never came back.  Any idea where I could find any?? Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time.

Answer
Catherine,

I am not familiar with a rod company called Koonans.

In 1907, bait casting reels were used to cast fishing lures. These reels had brass or nickel spools, which required heavy lures and stiff rods to cast.

Spinning reels and the light weight rods came into play after WWII. Mitchell produced one of the first open spinning reels in 1948.

If you can get some more information that would help.

regards

Bob Vermillion