Hello all from the hills of Asheville nc,Home to my fly fishing play...
so i just picked up this little beauty and wanna know what you think and a little info






The rod is made out of steel, it has a red color but the paint is wearing off. The rod measures a little over 3 feet collapsed and about 7.5 feet extended. The handle is made of cork and is a little dirty from use, but in good shape. The reel is made by Union Hardware Co. It still cranks when you reel it, I believe it is in working shape. The slider button that turns off the cranking and opens up the reel works as well (sorry unsure of part name). If I had to guess an age for this it would be around the turn of the century (1890-1920s). It is in extremely good shape. The only bad thing I can say about it is the first collapsing point is loose so you can accidentally extend it and pull the rod out from the base, just slide it back in and hold the loop down to fix it..

wow well now let me tell you you got something special there!!!!!!!
i know value of reel as i saw similar one ina auction in kleimheim in germany 12 months ago, plenty of zeros on it i can tell you, hold onto it tight,

thank you what kind of info can you give me?
or price.
I was planning on using this reel and rod.or just the reel is this a bad idea?

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here is a little info i found
No. 7115S
Connecticut

Name: Model No. 7115
Region: United States
Maker: Union Hardware
Type: Sea Reels

No. 7115S raised pillar cage reel made by Union Hardware Co. The original pattern for this type of reel was from the Meisselbach Bros. of Newark, New Jersey. Companies such as Union Hardware, Rochester Reels, and Pflueger produced reels modelled after the Meisselbach.

http://66.51.163.9/fishing/collectio...on%20Hardware/
I think it is the 2nd one down