The rod was built by Phillipson Rod and Tackle Company of Denver in the late 50's or very early 60's before Phillipson was sold to Johnson Reel Makers. The Phillipson version of this rod differed from the A & E rod in that it had red nylon wraps instead of the green wraps on your rod. The Phillipson rod sold for around $20.00 and I would suspect the A & E rod was similarly priced. I purchased one of the 8' rods in this line in 1960 and fished it for a number of years.