Identifying Vintage Fly Fishing Rods: Tonkin Cane & Horrocks-Ibbotson

Question
My friend's father left him a great looking "cane" fly pole, I'm trying to intro him to flyfishing and thought it it would be neat to get him some data on the rod if you would be so kind.
The markings on the rod are;
Genuine Tonkin Cane
Fish H-I or (1)Rod
Horrocks-IBBotson Co
Utica, NY

Can you help with date of origin, weight, anything else.
Many thanks,
Ric

Answer
Ric
If your rod has either of the following two labels Montague or Horrocks-Ibbotson, it is not very valuable.
They are looked down upon by the collecting community and often they are justified. They were mass produced , rather heavy and very slow. They are not going to resale for very much.
A small portion of these rods are decent fishing tools . It is the collector community that decides the prices , please  don't blame the messenger.
I find two books are available at larger libraries to get history and or value:
Antique & Collectable Fishing Rods: Identification & Value Guide Homel, Dan. 1997 .
Bamboo Rod Restoration Handbook -Michael Sinclair
A website with Horrocks-Ibbotson  historical type information:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2h7gi/fishnbanjossliceoflifeincyberspacecopy/id22.h...

There should be a model name in white on the butt section. I could age it better with pictures to macsrods@yahoo.com.
Luck
Mac