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Early Miscellaneous Lures
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"I really
like Expert Minnows and would love to hear about any others that
might be available for sale or trade".
A School of "Expert Minnows"
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F.C. Woods with later style Keeling props. "The
Expert" stamped in Green. |
Early F.C.Woods in Aluminum with the wood box. "The
Expert" stamped in Red. |
F.C.Woods with early bowtie props. "The Expert"
stamped in Brown. |
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Clark's 3 hook Expert Minnow in Gold. |
Round body Woods Expert with No name on side.
Keeling props. |
Round thin body 5-hook Woods Expert. Large front
prop and small rear prop. |
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Round thin body Woods 3-hook Expert. Large and small
props. No name on side. |
Not sure on this one. It appears to be pre Woods,
yet uses the drilled Bowtie props. |
Round Body F.C. Woods 5-Hook Expert Minnow. |
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Woods 3-hook. "The Expert" stamped in Green. |
Early Flatside Woods 3-hook Expert Minnow. Also
known as the patent model for type 1 detachable hooks. |
F.C.Woods Round body 5-hook Expert. No name on side. |
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Coldwater Finch. Eureka Bait Co. Coldwater,
Michigan. c. 1914. |
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King Wiggler. Coldwater Bait Co. Coldwater,
Michigan. c. 1920. |
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Eureka Wiggler. Eureka Bait Co. Coldwater,
Michigan. c. 1914. |
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Coldwater Ghost. Coldwater Bait Co. Coldwater,
Michigan. c.1920. |
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Hell Diver. Coldwater Bait Co. Coldwater,
Michigan. c.1918. |
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Turner's Casting Bait. Zachary T. Turner,
Coldwater, Michigan. c. 1904 |
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The Charmer Minnow Company. Springfield,
Missouri. |
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Blunt nose Charmer Minnow. c. 1910 |
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Charmer Minnow. c. 1910 |
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Charmer Minnow. c. 1910, Springfield, Missouri. |
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Charmer Minnow. c. 1910, Springfield, Missouri.
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Charmer Minnow and Box. c. 1910, Springfield,
Missouri.
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Immell Bait Company. Blair, Wisconsin. |
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Chippewa Bass Bait. c. 1913 |
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Chippewa Pike Bait. c. 1913 |
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Chippewa Bass Size Bait and early Box. c. 1910,
Blair, Wisconsin. |
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Musky Chippewa Bait. Immell Bait Co. Blair,
Wisconsin. c.1913 |
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A.F. Bingenhiemer. Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. |
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Bing's Weedless Nemahbin Minnow. c. 1905,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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Bings Weedless Nemahbin Minnow. c. 1905 |
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Metalized Bing's Nemahbin Minnow. c. 1905,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
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W.J. Jamison Company. Chicago, Illinois |
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Jamison Nemo Bass Bait. c. 1910, Chicago,
Illinois. |
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No. 1 Convertible Coaxer and Box. W.J. Jamison
Co., Chicago, Illinois. c. 1905 |
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No. 2 Coaxer and Box. W.J. Jamison Co., Chicago,
Illinois. c. 1905 |
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Wig-Wag or GEP Bait with original Box. W.J.
Jamison Co. Chicago, Illinois. c. 1934. |
Wig-Wag or GEP Bait with Original Box., W.J.
Jamison Bait Co. Chicago, Illinois c.1934 |
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Jacob Hansen. Muskegon, Michigan. |
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Muskegon Spoon Jack Minnow. c. 1920, Muskegon,
Michigan. |
Michigan Life-Like Minnow. Jacob Hansen.
Muskegon, Michigan. c. 1908. |
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C.W. Lane Mfg. Co. Madrid, New York. |
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Lane's Wonder Wagtail Wobbler. c. 1924 |
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Lanes Baby Wagtail Wobbler. c. 1924 |
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Lane's Wonder Wagtail Wobbler. c. 1924. |
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Jim Donaly Baits. Bloomfield, New
Jersey. |
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Jim Donaly Redfin Minnow. c. 1911, Bloomfield,
New Jersey. |
Jim Donaly Redfin Minnow. c. 1911, Bloomfield,
New Jersey. |
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Some other early miscellaneous fishing
lures. |
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3 Lockharts and a Eureka Wiggler. c. 1914 |
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Pontiac Minnow. Pontiac Mfg. Co., Pontiac,
Michigan. c. 1909 |
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Pepper National Minnow, Joseph E. Pepper, Rome,
New York. c. 1907 |
Kalamazoo Minnow. c. 1904 |
Lockhart's Wagtail Witch and Box. c. 1909,
Galesburg, Michigan. |
The Freeport Hook. c. 1904 |
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North Channel Minnow. c. 1903,
Detroit, Michigan. |
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North Channel Minnow. c. 1903 |
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Jim Dandy Wobbler and Box. c. 1915, Chicago,
Illinois. |
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3 stages of Michigan Ypsilanti Minnows. c. 1909
and newer. |
Moonlight Floating Bait in Kingfisher Box. c.
1910. |
Oliver & Gruber Glowurm. c. 1920, Medical Lake,
Washington. |
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Paulson's Combination Minnow and Box. Fred
Paulson. Geneva, Illinois. c. 1922. |
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Myers and Spellman. c. 1914. |
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K & K Animated Minnow. K & K Manufacturing Co.
Toledo, Ohio. c. 1907. |
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Success Spinner in Fish Stringer Box. Horrocks &
Ibbotson Co. Utica, New York, c. 1910. |
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Walton Speed Bait. Walton Products. Rochester,
New York. c.1928. |
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The Reliance Wood Minnow. An early relative to
the Harkauf. c. 1904 |
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