Kushner, Morris - "Exelereme" Bamboo Spinning Rod - 6'3 13' This one is serial #9

This one is serial #9 as etched into the base of the butt cap as well as the brass tube cap

Carboly stripping guide

German silver foot and spool

The original fat ebonite handle spins freely as it should

Kushner, Morris - "Exelereme" Bamboo Spinning Rod - 6'3 13' This one is serial #9For sale here is a very rare Morris Kushner "Exelereme" bamboo spinning rod 6 feet three inches long, two sections with one tip. Kushner rods are very scarce as he made less than 200 rods (most people say ~100) in his Michigan shop from the early 1950's until his death in 1973. Kushner was a Russian immigrant who had a metal working operation not far from the Paul Young Rod Co. shop. He built all of his own rod making equipment. Bob Summers eventually