Featured in this lot is this Divine Rod "Standard Trout" model fly rod made by The Divine Rod in Utica, New York circa 1920-30s. Fred Divine started creating fishing rods in Utica, New York in 1875, and by 1879, he was featured in the city directory as a "Fish Rod Manufacturer". In 1881, Divine presented a Divine Rod as the first prize in Brooklyn's 24th annual casting contest. In 1885, Divine invented the short casting rod, which was six feet, three inches long and fashioned of lancewood, replacing the more typical 10½ foot rods at the time. Divine also built better reel seats and participated in tournament casting. Unfortunately, Divine passed away in a freak factory accident in 1900. The "Standard Trout" model rod is a more common rod from the Divine line and is a three piece rod. These rods came in a variety of lengths, weights and wrap colors and usually featured cigar style handles such as this one. The handle does not feature a winding check, but instead, the silk is wrapped up onto the grip. The ferrules show a silver color now, but were once a nice gold color, while the wraps show a red color. At the base of the rod it is marked reading, "The Divine Rod / Utica, N.Y." in black lettering. The cigar style handle is constructed from cork and the bottom metal cap reads, "R4196". The three piece rod features an extra tip piece, slightly smaller than the other giving the user variable lengths to work with. When put together, the rod measures 8 feet and 11 1/4 inches and weighs approximately 4 ounces. The rod comes in its original cloth cover and metal carrying tube. The cloth cover shows tears. The metal tube measures 40" L x 1 12/16" W. The carrying tube and rod have a collective weight of 14 ounces.