Another good way to clean a cork grip is with common white Colgate toothpaste and a toothbrush- a mild abrasive, with water and some 'elbow grease" usually works-- I have never seen a Hawes rod- my favorites were the three piece Leonards, especially the 49 7 & 1/2 foot and the 50 8 foot--
Not uncommon for rod tubes and their labels to "stray", but having such with the rod if you offer it for sale will command a higher price.
Also common to find older rods from the 1920-1940 era to be 'wearing a new suit of clothes"- back then, horsehide or casein glues were used, and most all the major rod makers made their own ferrules and reel seat hardware-
I have only seen one original Harold Steele Gillum rod- a lovely salmon rod- 9 foot 3 pc. with two full tips and the removeable extension butt. The owner used it on the Restigouche and Matapedia rivers in years past- believe he had a Hardy St. John salmon reel with it--like a AAHE 20 bore in mint condition- truly a thing of beauty with form following function-
