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Bamboo fishing rod and case made by Solon C. Phillippe, circa 1876.
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Color image of the rod and case.

Credit: Courtesy of the State Museum of Pennsylvania

This split-cane bamboo rod is believed to have been made by Samuel Phillippe's son Solon (1841-1923), who learned gunsmithing and rod making from his father.

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