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| " The Wilcox Wiggler. "
Made by Charles M. Wilcox New Paris, Ohio. circa. 1907
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The James Heddon, Dowagiac, Mi. No. 200 Surface
Slope Nose Lure. Circa. 1906
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| " The Kent Minnow. "
Made by Fred A.
Pardee, Kent, Ohio Circa. 1902
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| The " Case Rotary Marvel. "
Made by
Case bait Company, Detroit, Michigan. Circa. 1910.
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The Howe's Vacuum Bait. "
Made by Professor F. G. Howe. North Manchester,
Indiana. Circa 1909
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The Creek Chub 100 Wiggler. "
Lure. Circa 1918.
Shown with Introduction box that has paperwork. This Creek
Chub is the first company made lure.
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The Millers Reversible Minnow. "
Made by Union Springs Specialty Company, Union Springs,
New York. Circa 1915.
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The Red Fin Minnow. "
Made by Jim Donaly Bait Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Circa 1911.
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The James Heddon Dowagiac, Mi. Underwater Expert. "
Circa. 1904. |
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The James Heddon Dowagiac, Mi. Ice Decoy.
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Model 400, Green Crackleback Finish. Circa 1920's W/
Original marked Box. |
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| " The Rhodes Perfect Casting Minnow.
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Made by Fred D. Rhodes Kalamazoo Michigan. Circa
1904
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| " The Detroit Minnow Cage Lure. "
Made by the Detroit Glass Minnow Company, Detroit, Mi
Circa. 1912 Note: Minnow inside to show how lure
worked.
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| " The Florida Shinner."
The largest size
available Mint in it's Original Box. Made by Frederick L.
Flood of Frostproof, Florida Circa 1930.
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The Chippewa Bait. " Pike size".
Made by Immell Bait Company, Blair, Wisconsin. Circa 1913. |
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| " The Shakespeare Revolution Lure.
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Musky Size Mint in the Box" Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo,
Mich. Circa. 1915
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| " The Shakespeare Worden Bucktail
Spinner. "in it's original box. Lure
" Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. Circa.
1915 |
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| " The Shakespeare 3 inch Baby Revolution Lure
in it's original box" Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. Circa.
1915 |
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| " The Shakespeare Worden Bucktail Lure
in it's original box" Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. Circa.
1920's. |
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| Moonlight Brand minnows Paw Paw
Michigan circa. 1920's |
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| Hand Carved Frog Ice Spearing Fish Decoy by my friend and
now deceased Don Hoseney
circa. 1980's
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| " The Early Twin Spin Frog. "
This is the Earliest known Leo V. Wise Lure.
Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1920
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| " Twin Spin Frog. "
Made by Leo V. Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich
Circa. 1930
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| " Twin Spin Frog. "
Color Variations Made by Leo V. Wise Detroit/Gross Pte
Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| " Twin Spin Frog. "
Two Tone Red/Black Color Made by Leo V. Wise
Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1920
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| " The crippled Piglet Lure. "
Color Variations " " Made by Leo V.
Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| " The crippled Piglet Lure. "
Color Variations " " Made by Leo V.
Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| " The Baby Groovehead Wobbler Lure.
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Color Variations " " Made by Leo V.
Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| " The Surface Weedless Hair Mouse.
" Top Lure. Middle lure " The Surface
Mouse Lure. " Bottom Lure. Side Hair Surface
Weedless Mouse lure. " Color Variations "
Made by Leo V. Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich
Circa. 1930/1940'S
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| The Groovehead Wobbler Lure. "
Color Variations " " Made by Leo V.
Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| " The Jointed Groovehead Wobbler.
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Lure. " Color Variations " " Made
by Leo V. Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa.
1930
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| " The Wiggle Wobbler Lure. "
Color Variations " " Made by Leo V.
Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich Circa. 1930
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| Accepted although unmarked as boxes Leo V.
Wise used for his line of lures. Color Variations "
" Made by Leo V. Wise Detroit/Gross Pte Park, Mich
Circa. 1930 |
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| Made by Detroit Glass Minnow Tube Co.
Detroit, Michigan. Circa 1914. |
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| Detroit Glass Minnow Tubes made by the
Detroit Glass Minnow Company, Detroit, Mi 3 Different
styles and sizes. Circa. 1915 |
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| " The Glass Minnow Tube Lures
". The upper tube belongs with the box. The box is
Marked D. Mich ... no other info known. Circa. 1915 ? |
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The Pfeiffer Minnow Tube ".
Made by Pfeiffer's live Bait Holder Co. Detroit, Michigan.
Circa 1914.
Upper lure goes w/box.. lower a style variation.
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| " The Welsh and Graves Glass Minnow Tube
Lure.
"... Trout size with spinner. Made by Henry J.
welsh Natural Bridge, New York. Circa 1893
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| Welsh and Graves Minnow Tubes shown in Bass
Size Upper and Pike size lower. Circa. 1893 |
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| " The Shakespeare Wood Revolution Lure.
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Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. Circa.
1901
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| " The Shakespeare Revolution Lure.
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" Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi....
Painted versions of the aluminum 4 inch Revolution and The
Worden Bucktail Lures. Circa. 1902/1920
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| " The Shakespeare Revolution Lure.
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Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. The 3
sizes of Revolutions available. The sizes from left
Musky/6 in/Bass 4in/ bass 3in. Circa. 1902/1920
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| " The Shakespeare Revolution Lure.
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Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi.....
Showing 4 different body style and prop variations of the
3 in baby Revolution. Circa 1902/1920
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| " The Shakespeare Worden Bucktail Lure.
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Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. ...
Showing all body style and prop variations. Circa
1902/1920
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| The Shakespeare Revolution Lure.
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Made by William Shakespeare Kalamazoo, Mi. ...
Showing all body style and prop variations. Circa.
1902/1920
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| " The Halmac Basshopper Lure. "
The Halmac Bass Hopper was made at 327 Ferndale Ave
Birmingham, Michigan from 1925 to 1930.... six different
colors were available.
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| " The Basshopper Lure. "
In 1930 a Detroit Man named Brown purchased the rights
and made the same lure with a slightly slimmer profile.
The Brownie Bait Company were made at 96 Chandler Ave,
Highland Park, Michigan.
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| These 2 Basshopper lure company's used
envelopes rather than boxes.
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| " The Hopalong Lure. "
Made by The Arnold Tackle Company Paw Paw, Mich. Circa
1940'S/1950'S
" Color variations ... need more.
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| " The Bass Caller Lure. "
Made
by The Detroit Bait Company Detroit, Mich Circa.
1939. " A complete Mint Color collection plus 2
unlisted colors. The boxes shown are the 2 variations you
will run into.
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| " The Trigger-Fish Lure. "
Made by Davis tackle Manufacturing Company Detroit,
Mich. Complete Color collection w/boxes plus 3
uncatalogued colors.Circa. 1948
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| Michigan License Collection 1928 thru 1932
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| Toy outboard motors. I like them too.
Circa. 1950/1960
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| Beat up major company lures REPAINTED in a
patriotic paint scheme ... little or no value but I like
them too. |
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| The following pictures are of the
Antique Tackle Display I set up at our local Sportsmen's
Shows. The general public really enjoy the
collection. |
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