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Paul H. Young serial-numbered NON-fly rods

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Posts: 2008 06/18/2008 01:39 Moderatus Muscae	Tags : None The best information that I currently have indicates that Paul H. Young began serial numbering his rods sometime in 1955, beginning with the number 1955, or possibly 1950. PHY made rods other than fly rods - he built baitcasters, spinning rods, saltwater rods - but until today all of the serial numbered PHY rods that I found references for were fly rods. But in a twenty-year-old Martin J. Keane catalog (catalog #50, dated 1988), I have found listing #178, which is a serial-numbered PHY spinning rod. Keane's full description follows: Fine orig. PAUL YOUNG "Spinmaster" in delightful lt. wt. design, 6'4", 3.10 oz., Ser. #1957, 2/1, Super-Z ferrules, gorgeous dark flamed exotic cane w/bronze wraps, double ring classic spin handle, orig. foul-proof standing guides, a surprisingly strong action - certainly one of America's best & most beautiful spinning rods ever built. Overall exc. cond. w/bag & tube. $400. I have collected 211 descriptions of serial-numbered rods. 210 are fly rods. Note that this exception, rod #1957, is one of the very earliest serial numbered rods. I don't know whether PHY quickly decided to serial number only fly rods, or whether there are other serial-numbered non-fly rods still to be identified. As always, I ask forum members to share with me information about their PHY rods so that I can add it to the database. In particular, I'd like to know if anyone knows of other PHY serial-numbered non-fly rods. Many thanks. Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of 290 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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Posts: 91 06/18/2008 12:11	Is it possible that 1957 was simply the date? I've seen Young spinning rods which had the year of manufacture on them.
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Posts: 2009 06/18/2008 13:59 Moderatus Muscae	Yes, that's a great suggestion. If PHY did not serial number rods other than fly rods, and if he built this spinning rod in 1957, then he might have inscribed the rod with the number 1957, intended as a year date. My impression from the rods I've seen is that Young tended to write dates in various ways. Sometimes he wrote the full month and the date (see the "July - 1948" rod in the left column of my PHY rod database page), but often he wrote month and date in an abbreviated fashion, like "April - '55" as seen on banjo's rod at the top right of the page. I think sometimes he wrote the last two digits of the year, so that the number "49" might stand for a rod built in 1949. Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of 290 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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Posts: 2040 07/09/2008 13:42 Moderatus Muscae	Bill Benham sent me photos and information about PHY rod #2112, a Combo Fly/Spin Rod, Spin-Master Grade, built March 1957 by PHY. Rod #2112 shows that PHY did serial-number at least one rod with spinning capability. Of course, it can also be considered a fly rod, but it's labeled "Spin-Master" and serial numbered. See the database page for more info, thanks to Bill. Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of 290 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.
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