Butts We Like to Look At

[Bruce Day]

Yes, I know its not nice to fool people. But here are some Parker butts.

[Bill Faulk]

A variety of butts..

[Jerry Andrews]

OK, one the butts in here is driving me crazy. It appears it belongs to a fly rod made by Payne. Is that correct? The others are all run of the mill, but a bamboo fly rod butt is something to cherish. It will work for you regardless of its mood. It can take the rain and snow. It doesn't care what you put on it. It doesn't care how much it's handled, in fact, it's part of a handle. So...with all that said, to what does the butternut spacer belong?
( sorry about running around that last sentence, I hate to end sentences with a preposition) Jerry
PS. That could also be a Leonard. My 8'0" Leonard has a butternut spacer.

[Big D]

Jerry - Ending with a preposition is something up with which I cannot put

[Jerry Andrews]

Now that " ain't right! " Jerry

[Bruce Day]

Jerry, that's one of the famous Parker-Hawes rods, made by Merritt Hawes and sold by Parker Bros. This one is a 9' 6 wt. If you look at the Tips thread, there are the two agate tips shown. We did a large article in Parker Pages a few issues ago. There is also a TPS section about them.

New, they cost as much as a lower grade Parker gun.

Cora Leonard was the wife of Hiram Hawes and mother of Merritt.

I own a Sweetgrass 8 for 6, a Jenkins 7/9 for 5, a Howells 7 1/2 for 4 and this P-H, which is the equal of any of the others, made about 1933.

[George Lander]

Bruce: The third one from the last is not mentioned or pictured in THE PARKER STORY. Please give us the story.

Best Regards, George

[Bruce Day]

George, that's the famous Sarah Jessica grade , a light, smooth sweet handling Parker built for speed.

[George Lander]

Bruce, I do like those smooth lines. I wonder what she would cost?

Best Regards, George

[Bruce Day]

George, you know those racy small gauge models are high initial cost with constant need for maintenance, but, what the hell......