Just picked up a Wizard, can anyone help please?

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Just picked up a Wizard, can anyone help please?

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I’ve just collected this from a friend, it was her father’s rod and she’d like to sell it to a good home.

It needs completely restoring. The cane is good with no delamination. The tip and butt ring are fine but the intermediates will need replacing. A ferrule is knocking but I can’t see yet if that is loose at the rod or whether a ferrule clean will get them pushed tight and sort that. I suspect the former, so the ferrules (one or both) will need re-setting. The button is missing.

First, can anyone date this roughly and second, what would it be worth in this condition and then if it were restored?

Thanks in anticipation!

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Can't help with your questions Phil but that looks a lovely rod :Thumb:
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Hi Phil... I got mine in a job lot for £130 that included 3 rods and 3 reels..... I'd say in unrestored condition approx £80 and restored about £180... but I'm guessing.... it's worth what someone wants to pay.... Wal restored my Wizard to original colours and spec and it's a lovely rod to use, I think that date wise, it's early - mid 60's someone will be along with a bit more info I daresay
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Not sure about the date but would guess somewhere between mid fifties to early sixties? Someone on here will have a more qualified view on its date of manufacture. As to value, the market is a bit depressed at present by all accounts but in its present state I would guess between £60 to £90?
I have seen Super Wizards fully restored at £250 recently but I think that's a bit OTT. You ought to get £165 £185 restored I would think at present market values but that's just my opinion and it would be useful to have some further opinions to get a better idea of values.
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Phil,
lovely rods these. Own a Super Wizard and use it quite often. Mine was bought when I had no idea and I payed more than 200 quid for a nice conditioned unrestored newer example. I say newer as mine has the green rectangular logo. Golden oval should be earlier models. Someone will know with proof.
I had also a knocking but not loose female ferrule on mine (the bigger one). I solved that using a lathe and collet (round one) to shrink it a little bit so the counter now fits in nicely.
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It's post-war due to the lack of black varnish and the gold oval transfer, but not one of the first as it doesn't have tenoned ferrules. Neither is a late one as it doesn't have the green, black and white transfer.

So, somewhere between 1950 and 1964 then, sorry I don't know how to be more accurate. The missing black button would have had a green felt washer beneath it, I believe.

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Nobby wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:17 pm It's post-war due to the lack of black varnish and the gold oval transfer, but not one of the first as it doesn't have tenoned ferrules. Neither is a late one as it doesn't have the green, black and white transfer.

So, somewhere between 1950 and 1964 then, sorry I don't know how to be more accurate. The missing black button would have had a green felt washer beneath it, I believe.
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