Manufactured by
The Kroydon Company, American
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
ca. 1966
Medium
paint on wood with metal with plastic , nylon
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 1/2 × 58 7/16 × 6 5/16 in. (16.5 × 148.5 × 16 cm)
Description
A Kroydon Free-Spin No. K-350 fishing rod/reel combo from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The rod has a red plastic butt cap, wood handle grips, and a silver tone reel seat. The rod blank is white and blue painted wood and has two silver tone metal guides held in place with wrapped red thread. The tip top is also silver toned and held in place with wrapped thread. The reel features a black reel foot, drag knob, anti-reverse switch, and spool release. It also features a black bail arm, silver line spool, and a black plastic handle with silver tone metal armature. White text printed on a black tag with a white frame reads [FREE-SPIN / NO. K-350]. The text is just above the handle attachment. The other side of the rail body is plain. The rod’s clear fishing line is broken and loosely wrapped around the reel.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Maplewood, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
fishing rods
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.21.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54515c3f9-60db-4c25-853a-437a80d5bcf9

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