Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Wow, what find, signature and all! Dedication to Hiram, published while living in CT with her daughter and son in law. Is there a table of contents?

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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This poem of her's resides in that book and for those who remember the stone above their grave you will understand what it means.
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Clearly, mister and missus were a match. A pretty good one, from the looks of things.

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Here are a few more for the thread
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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Thanks George,
That's a wonderful group of rods.
Charlie

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Leonard "Bangor" marked rod in wood form case
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Leonard forms aren't unheard of but are a bit uncommon. What material are the ends made of, Tom?

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jeffkn1 wrote:
01/31/23 08:57
Leonard forms aren't unheard of but are a bit uncommon. What material are the ends made of, Tom?
Hi Jeff, I would say brass.
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12" Leonard "Gun Stamp" marking
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Another 12' Leonard "Bangor" rod
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Leonard 10' "Sole Agents" Marking
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Fabulous rods and the book is an amazing find. I love this forum.

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Here's one that I don't think has been mentioned before. This is an ad that appeared in 1876 on page 349 of a book called Camp Life in Florida, a Handbook for Sportsman and Settlers (compiled by Charles Hallock).
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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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What is a Winchester Patent Braided Rod?

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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cdmoore wrote:
07/11/23 20:27
What is a Winchester Patent Braided Rod?
Between long ago...
viewtopic.php?p=46131&hilit=winchester+braided#p46131

and a reminder to look again this morning, I may have some new information that could bear on this question. I have to dig a bit deeper.

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Hmmm......

I searched Google straight and then limited to this site and nothing showed up. Usually I get even better results that way than our built in search function. Something has changed. Mark Wendt, if you read this, any ideas?

Well, thanks for the link and look forward to what else you might be able to add.

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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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Chris,
I now think it may be related to this fine gentleman from Providence. More later.
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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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This is a Leonard thread, so I’ll be brief with my current speculation about the Winchester patent braided rod advertised by Abbey & Imbrie. G. K. Winchester was born in New Hampshire in 1823 and started his professional life as a pattern maker. By the 1860’s, then living in Providence he became skilled at designing braiding machinery and obtained his first of many patents. When he founded his own braiding equipment company in Providence, its machines were capable of almost anything that required braiding – either as cordage, fishing line or over some base.

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I then recalled discussion some years ago on this forum of the whip makers of Westfield Mass (and elsewhere). In the 1860’s carriage whip manufacturers obtained, in one case from “Providence,” commercial equipment that could wrap a whip. A description in an Abbey & Imbrie catalogue describes it so. “225. Same as 220, except braided – like a whip – ‘The Winchester patent Braided Rod,’ 11 ½ feet long, weight, 8 ½ ounces. $18.00.”

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Pure speculation, but I think someone – perhaps in western Mass. was making rods and braiding them with a Winchester designed machine.

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Leonard’s former house in Bangor
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Re: Leonard in Hiram's lifetime

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George,
Great photos. The exterior looks well kept. Is the house where Eustice Edwards lived still standing?

Dave

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