Antique bamboo/wooden fly rod. "The Divine rod"

[mowin]

4 minutes ago, crappyice said:

Hope you don't see this as a hijack...here is the bamboo I have from Bristol, CT and a Mohawk since Tacks mentioned Utica. My apologies for the 3 piece!!!

Your good. Not hijacked IMO. 

 Those are in much better condition than mine.  Looking at it further, it's not split bamboo, but a wooden rod.  I still haven't found any pictures of rods with folding eyes like the one I have.  

 

[left field]

You could search or ask here: http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/

[mowin]

Just now, left field said:

You could search or ask here: http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/

I most likely will.  Figured I'd give some of the other fly fishing wackos a chance to chime in...

[Bucksnbows]

When it comes to boo, I lean on several friends that know that stuff blindfolded. There were hundreds of manufacturers of bamboo at one time, and most were utility rods.  I have seen those eyelets before, but I couldn’t tell you the age based on just that. It looks like an aluminum real seat, so that helps age it. 
 

I only own one bamboo rod, a three piece Montague. I had it refurbished. Three pieces are common with bamboo rods as is having two tips. The idea with two tips being you rest one so it doesn’t “set” with a bend in it as it dries and you fish the second tip until it’s time to switch back. 

[mowin]

17 hours ago, left field said:

You could search or ask here: http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/

So I posted pics on classic fly rod, and I found out this was made between 1890-1900.  The tip section has been shortened, most likely because it broke. 

Not worth much $100.  

[left field]

Sadly true of a lot of old bamboo rods. 

Hang it on a wall.