Geoff,Chubman wrote:hi paul, i cannot make out in the photo,but has it got the spiral whippings up to the gold badge? and has it got the compound tapers on the mid and tip sections as i understand not all festivals were made with the compound tapers,best wishes chubman.
It does have the spiral whippings to the TW label, and the butt section is all original whippings, although they are faded and the varnish is flaky.
I don't really understand compound step up down tapers, although Mal has explained how to measure this, which I will have a look at over the weekend.