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Patents in rod building
Rod making was the constructive implementation of ideas into an economical production method. This involved fierce competition, and therefore it was important to protect one's ideas – to patent them!
Here is an attempt to provide an overview of existing patents.
Rod construction
Ferules, reelseats, etc.
1885
1890
1944
Harvey D. Shannon
Method of impregnating Bamboo with synthetic Resin

1949
JW Harvey
Method of making Fishing-Rod

See the patent specification (PDF)
1950
Weley D. Jordan
Orvis Co. Inc.
Method of making split bamboo rods
Impregnation

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