South Bend Bait Company Fly Fishing rod
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fly fishing rod consisting of three thin metal sections of rod which screw together and a cork handle. Each piece fits into a section of cloth carrying case which is khaki in color and ties together for easy compact carrying. The South Bend Bait Company was founded in 1895 and entered the fly fishing market in 1926 with the purchase of the Cross Rod Company of Massachusetts. The company continued to innovate the fishing industry for the next 30 years.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Fishing
label: level of sport
content: recreational
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0383.01
label: accession number
content: 1996.0383
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0383.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: fly rod, fishing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cork (handle material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (case material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 189.5 cm x 2.5 cm; 74 19/32 in x 31/32 in