Thomas and Thomas Limestoner Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #5

Thomas and Thomas Limestoner Fly Rod 7' 2/2 #5A Thomas and Thomas 7' 2 piece, 2 tip "Limestoner Specialist" impregnated rod built for a #5 line. Serial #2153. This is a very early T&T rod from Fisk ave in Greenfield. The sticker on the tube states "7' Limestoner Specialist" with the disitinctive top hat man casting. The cane is a browntone color with light olive wraps and darker green edges. Chrome guides. On the wrap flat is lettered " Thomas & Thomas" in Maxwell's wonderful script. 2 flats

Oxidized black truncated swiss-style ferrules with a collar on the male ferrules and slant knurl set in the collar

Whether it's used as a reference or simple as a key component of an angling book collection

Perfectly straight and ready to fish

This rod appears to be unused

and side-plates

and it has not even been lawn cast

The reel seat is a cap and ring slide band with a gunstock-quality mortised Circassian walnut insert

The grip is done western style with very light soiling

Olive colored poplin rod bag

Payne catalogs have this model listed as a 226

and v-ferrule plugs

I've replaced the rod tube with one of my new ones