FE Thomas Browntone Special Bamboo Rod 7' 2/2 #4 EF Payne Rod Company Also included is a provenance

Also included is a provenance letter from John Gierach

So this rod appears to be a later "companion rod" to the other two-tip Model 206E made for the family a few years earlier

Gold and olive tipping at the winding check

A great display item for any Hardy collector

FE Thomas Browntone Special Bamboo Rod 7' 2/2 #4 EF Payne Rod Company Also included is a provenanceFor sale here is a FE Thomas Browntone Special bamboo rod 7' 2 2 4wt. The rod is in near mint+ restored condition. Restored masterfully by Steve Blake, retaining the original hardware and wrapped with the correct silks. All sections are original to the rod, full length and straight. Serial number 31 on the butt cap, dating this rod to 1931. The rod features rich burgundy silks and the classic browntone cane. English, tempered, bronzed steel snake