Can you possibly tell me what the serial number implies about the vintage and value of this rod? Thanks!!
No. 9558
Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
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Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#2Contact Orvis. Provide them the serial number and they will give you all the information about the rod, when it was made, who made it, length, line weight etc.etc.
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Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#3Orvis #9558 is an 8-foot, 4 1/2-oz, 3-piece Battenkill with 16/64 & 10/64 ferrules. Cal Skinner made the blank and the rod was completed on 10/26/50.
A copy & paste from my notes:
"The 8-foot, 4 ½-oz, 16/64 & 10/64-ferrule taper is a Wes Jordan design with a medium-action. Orvis recommended HDH or HDG silk lines line for the rod though 1967, which are about equivalent to synthetic DT6 or WF6 lines. From 1968 through 1976, the line recommendation was changed to WF7. In 1977, the recommendation reverted to WF6 line.
It was cataloged by 1948 and was made through 1992. During the tapers production life, it available in Battenkill (1940s-1992), Manchester (1940s-1955) and "125" (1982-1985) grades."
See this thread for the 1950 catalog:
viewtopic.php?t=139968
Also see my database--a link is below.
A copy & paste from my notes:
"The 8-foot, 4 ½-oz, 16/64 & 10/64-ferrule taper is a Wes Jordan design with a medium-action. Orvis recommended HDH or HDG silk lines line for the rod though 1967, which are about equivalent to synthetic DT6 or WF6 lines. From 1968 through 1976, the line recommendation was changed to WF7. In 1977, the recommendation reverted to WF6 line.
It was cataloged by 1948 and was made through 1992. During the tapers production life, it available in Battenkill (1940s-1992), Manchester (1940s-1955) and "125" (1982-1985) grades."
See this thread for the 1950 catalog:
viewtopic.php?t=139968
Also see my database--a link is below.
The Orvis Database: http://antiquerodandreels.com/databases/orvisdb
Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#4Greg,
Apologies for the time it took, but I've managed to finally get it back also on the bottom of the main page of the forum.
Mark
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Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#5Thanks Mark!
The Orvis Database: http://antiquerodandreels.com/databases/orvisdb
Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#6It came back quite by accident. I was fixing something else and lo and behold, there it was again. Can't really take the credit for that, but I'm glad to see the links to both yours and Bob's databases back in action.
Mark
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Re: Orvis Battenkill Cane Fly Rod with serial number 9558
#7Mark, we probably don't say it enough, thanks for all your hard work.
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