FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5 HL Leonard Here is in article from

Here is in article from 1972 in SI about Vince Cummings:

Good used condition with moderate cosmetic wear to the rims but clean otherwise and mechanically sound

There is some light soiling on the grip but free of any major defects

There is some erosion of the cork grip due to cleaning (though many are quick to try and clean grips I almost always advocate leaving them uncleaned as this often leads to unintended damage)

The cigar grip measures 5 7/8" in length with only light soiling

FE Thomas Mahogany Bamboo Fly Rod 9' 3/2 #4/5 HL Leonard Here is in article fromAn F. E. Thomas Mahogany bamboo fly rod, 9', 3 piece, 2 tip, and built for what feels to me like a #4 or #5 line. Serial #30. Very fine tips with a wet fly action. Dark oven temper cane with darker nodes. Brown wraps with an agate stripper. Reverse twist snake guides. Ferrules and seat hardware are anodized jet black. The varnish is good with a few chips here and there. There is a bit of excess varnish flowing off the wraps (was it given a possible