Heddon bamboo flyrod

Question
I have a heddon bamboo flydrod that I would like to get  the follow infomation.

1- the age of the rod

2- the wieght of the rod

3-the history of the rod

4-the value of the rod

Here is the information on the rod

It is a three piece with 2-tips Heddon premier -#115 9' 21/2f-hch or d.                 
I have the cloth case with the tag.  Thank You, Dave

Answer
Hi David,

According to my reference books, the Heddon Premier #115 and the Expert #125 were built by Heddon specifically for Sears & Roebuck.  They were offered for sale only through Sears from about 1947 to 1952.  

An HDH rating is equivalent to a DT6F or a WF6F rating in modern fly lines, so your rod is rated a 6wt by Heddon.

The Premier #115 model was built using the same grade cane that was used for the Heddon #20 rods, but it had fewer guides and a less expensive reel seat to keep the sales price lower.

Note: to be considered very good condition you need to have the entire rod with all pieces in sound condition and preferably no short or broken sections; typically, the original bag and the original tube should also be present and in good condition; and, you may have some evidence of normal upkeep like a replaced guide or a protective wrap over a hook dig.  A rod in very good condition will have been used, but not abused; it should appear well cared for.

In poor to fair condition the rod should be worth $100-150

In good to very good condition the rod should be worth $$250-350

In excellent to mint condition the rod should be worth $450-600

Thanks, Joe