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Bamboo
Hi there Can you tell me from pictures if this is worth anything it says the following BEST Horrocks bbotsonco ucitA.N.Y FISHING TICKLE POLES OF THE BEST
AnswerBrigid,
No your picture doesn't give me enough information
I did receive an e-mail from you with more pictures and I am guess this rod is round not flat sided , correct ?
Most of the time a Horrocks-Ibbotson is not worth much , but if this rod is not bamboo then it may be very old and made of wood. It might also be very new and made of fiberglass. Can you tell ?
Also double check the spelling, should be Horrocks-Ibbotson.
Your Horrocks-Ibbotson is not very valuable.
They are looked down upon by the collecting community and often they are justified. They were sort of mass produced , rather heavy and very slow. They are not going to resale for very much.
A small portion of these rods are decent fishing tools . It is the collector community that decides the prices , please don't blame the messenger.
I find two books are available at larger libraries to get history and or value:
Antique & Collectable Fishing Rods: Identification & Value Guide Homel, Dan. 1997 (2nd edition 2000) ,add 30% due to the age of the book.
Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook -Michael Sinclair
History
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http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2h7gi/fishnbanjossliceoflifeincyberspacecopy/id22.h.
Luck,
Mac
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