If you're a collector, you may be able to pinpoint when it was built. My guess is the 1930s-1940s era, but that's just my guess, based on the presentation. Whatever the date, it's an amazing specimen, and it would look great either on the bank of a stream of cold freshwater where trout are lurking beneath, or in a glass display case showing off this original rod, cardboard tube, and bag, with their meticulously hand-written descriptive labels on all three.