Hardy Marvel 7' 4wt bamboo rod with leather tube 1 Weight The placement of the latter

The placement of the latter patent info in the ebonite surrounding the on/off switch has not been seen by my eyes before

Photos are in black and white but very detailed

The rod features the distinctive bright aluminum topped cork ferrule plugs that place this rod as being made sometime after 1948

Size 15/64 and 10/64 ferrules and the fit is good

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Hardy Marvel 7' 4wt bamboo rod with leather tube 1 Weight The placement of the latterFor sale here is a Hardy Marvel bamboo fly rod 7' 3 2 for a 4 weight line. The rod weighs 2. 95 oz. Near mint condition appearing to have only been lawn cast. There was a small batch of these rods made somewhere between 2004 2006. Aluminum slide band over cork spacer, clear silk wraps with green wraps at the ferrules and winding check, bright guides and tip tops, oxidized nickel silver ferrules, dark ceramic stripper guide. The rod and original bag is