The white butt cap has a Short recessed cork tang underneath it and the short cork butt is glued to a metal piece forming a butt grip. The bottom of the metal reel seat has what we call a trigger which helps in holding the rod and in casting since the rod is known as a “plug” rod designed for casting artificial lures or using bait.
The screw at the top of the reel seat is designed to hold the reel on to the rod. The top part of the reel seat/fore grip is screwed on the to reel seat and makes it detachable.
The rod is solid fiberglass. There were several vendors back then some made solid all white solid glass and others made see-thru green glass like the one in your picture. Both blanks were near indestructible they were just heavy compared to today's feather light blanks of IM6,7,8,10 and experimental 12 grinds.
We use a lot of IM 6,7,8, and are experimenting with IM 10.We have not gotten into IM12 yet but likely will.
It looks like your white ceramic guides were wrapped with varieagated thread and the top is ceramic as well.
Most all guides with inserts are ceramic. It's just a matter of what grade they are, alum.oxide,several grades,hardaloy(now discontinued)alconite,variations of SIC and so many it boggles the mind.
The white ceramic on your rod is one of the first introduced and is considered the bottom of the grades.
Hard to say how old this is although the first ceramic guides came out in the 70’s my guess is your rod is older than that and may have been re -wrapped somewhere along the line.
Hi Paul I saw your pics and put the top one through google lens, this is what it said:
This image shows a vintage True Temper 54” steel casting rod, featuring a Speedlock mechanism and cork handle.
Material: Steel rod with a cork grip.
Mechanism: Equipped with a Speedlock reel seat for secure reel attachment.
Style: Vintage fishing tackle, likely produced in the mid-20th century.
Size: 54 inches (4.5 feet) in length.
Google also brought up some images of ones for sale here is one - https://www.ebay.com/itm/255635562514
You could also use your search engine to search the brand name to get more info - I got too much to post!