Time period for a Leonard

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (cane sprout) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:03:58 GMT

Sorry. been a little busy with work.
The bag is gray and the general consensus looks like the 40's .
Thanks for the help all.

CS

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (kmgunn) — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:22:10 GMT

That stripper guide and writing look like traits of a rod made before the 50's, but I can't quite judge the color of the bag. If it is gray, that is usually associated with the forties, and khaki tan would be from the fifties. They also used tan earlier, but those bags are of a finer weave. I would guess that it has had a new coat of varnish at some point. It is always tough to tell from a photo, but the reelseat should not be that glossy, and the varnish looks too new.

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (Sal Fontinalis) — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:21:58 GMT

Here are a few of the pics CS sent me. I won't post them all since they are available in his profile. Beautiful rod CS.....

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (cane sprout) — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:39:29 GMT

I have them posted in my profile, go to view my image.
Even with an overcoat on the rod, the lady that was doing the varnish work at that time was notorious for dust and even brush fibers in the finish.
We looked at it with a loop and the varnish is extremely clean.
That's the part that doesn't make sense.

Matt is going to post the pics as well.
Thanks Matt

CS

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (Sal Fontinalis) — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:52:10 GMT

CS, if you want to email them to me I'd be happy to try and post them. You can email them to stephensm AT macrogenics DOT com. You'll need to replace AT and DOT with the appropriate symbols.

Matt

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (kmgunn) — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:12:38 GMT

Hello CS. The photos I am viewing are of postage stamp size and so its very hard to make out any details. Could you post them in a larger dimension? thx

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (kmgunn) — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:21:36 GMT

If you post some pictures, we can help. There are many clues, but photos of the bag, tag, grip, butt cap writing, and wraps will settle it.

Gray bags are usually late thirties thru the forties, then tan for the fifties, with a brief period of light blue bags. Photos of the tag (writing style, Ball point ink vs. fountain pen), and photos the stamp on the butt cap will help a good deal.

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (Sal Fontinalis) — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:10:35 GMT

Wow, it can be a small world sometimes. CS, I tried to buy that rod but you beat me to it by a few days. My opinion on date of manufacture is similar to Bob's. I think it is a pre-fire rod but a late one (just prior to the fire) due to the blue/gray bag and wrap color. I think it may have been overcoated with varnish for the reason you state....it looked too good to be original. To me, it just did not have the look of an earlier rod. I think it would make a great fishing rod and I...

Re: Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (Trout120) — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:49:30 GMT

Pictures? Or the rod number on Bob's site?

T120

Time period for a Leonard

feeds@yuku.com (cane sprout) — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:43:50 GMT

Got my first Leonard and I am tyring to date the rod.
It is a (pre-fire) 48-4 ,7ft, 3/2, 4wt in unfished condition.
I picked it up from The Classic Fly Fisherman and he had it dated at late 50's.
The collectors that I have shown it to clame the varnish on the rod is to good for that time period, and calme 30's or 40's.
Is their any way to tell?

What a nice rod

CS