Vagn Thanks to you as well. Hmmm, I should have done the google myself. But thanks for the effort
David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vagn Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Apollo Rod Hi David, Well the price is not that high, according to this item : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3688296683 Here is some text from another auction : http://www.mullock-madeley.co.uk/auctions/ft181100/ft181100_8.html Item 155 Rods: Unnamed 10ft 9in - 3pc whole cane fly rod with light stained greenheart/lancewood top, wooden butt fitted with brass fittings [F/G]; Accles & Pollock 10ft 6in - 3pc "Apollo" tubular steel salmon fly rod fitted with porcelain lined rings [F]; and Hardy 2pc palakona fly rod [requiring new tip] (3) Here is some history : But the time was coming for steel, and in the early 1920s the revolution-or evolution- got more intense. Apollo, a British fishing rod maker, produced what historians consider the first feasible, marketable-quality steel shaft. However, Apollo couldn't get approval from the R&A and set its shaft aside to await further developments. They came about in the United States, when the Bristol Steel Company, of Connecticut, also a fishing rod manufacturer, devised a seamless tubular steel shaft. The seamless part is what made it special. Previous steel shafts, including Apollo's, were closed with a welded overlap. Bristol's shaft was more consistent in its performance, and also more attractive-sleeker looking. See the rest at : http://golfspast.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=HSS That is what I found on google. Best regards - Vagn Hansen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Colyn Sent: 27. juli 2004 02:28 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] Apollo Rod Hey Guys During my recent house move I came across a rod that I inherited from my granddad. The rod bag has a green material label on the top flap "Apollo. Tubular Steel Rod. Made in England." The rod has the Apollo mark on it just in front of the cork grip. Otherwise the rod carries no markings at all. Does anyone know anything about the rod, manufacturer or distributor. I would like to find out as much about the piece as I can before I use it or display it. David ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer
