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7:00 AM PT - Oct 23rd, 2011

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Lang's October 23, 2011 Auction

858 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1268
Lot 1268
Eddleman's Never Fail Fish Hook & Animal Trap

, patent applied for by Welcome F. Sweet on November 4, 1912. The...

700
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1,000
1269
Lot 1269
Rare Smith's Combined Sinker Hook Holder


Notable early invention, patented on January 24, 1882 by Sylvester...

200
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300
1270
Lot 1270
Rare Early Moran Weedless Hook


Also marketed as the Moran Weedless Rubber Bulb Bait, this...

200
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300
1271
Lot 1271
Rare Archer Wakeman Skeleton Bait Cage


From Cape Vincent, NY, this coveted revolving harness dates from...

300
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400
1272
Lot 1272
Extremely Rare Catch-All Trap Hook in Box


As found in its original 2 piece cardboard box is this Catch-All...

600
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900
1273
Lot 1273
Extremely Rare Hastings Casting Minnow


Conforming to his patents of 1895 and 1896, James T. Hastings...

300
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500
1274
Lot 1274
Rare Early U-B Live Frog Harness on Card


Of all the variations available of the U-B bait hook cards, this...

200
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300
1275
Lot 1275
Rare Stevenson Lever Fish Hook


Patented by Marcus L. Stevenson of Seattle, Washington in...

300
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400
1276
Lot 1276
Early Odell Weedless Hook in Rare Box


Extremely rare combination of The Odell Adjustable Weedless Hook...

400
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600
1277
Lot 1277
Rare Early West Weedless Hook


In 1905, Patent No. 788,296 was issued to inventor Howard West of...

100
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200
1278
Lot 1278
Extremely Rare Early Jacoby Frog Harness


Possibly the only known example of William Jacoby's tandem harness...

200
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300
1279
Lot 1279
Early Welch Bait Hook in Rare Box


Marked Pat'd Apr.20.1897, this scarce bait-holding device was...

100
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200
1280
Lot 1280
Rare Early Lenhart Gaff Hook


The earliest known hook to utilize a triggered spring gaff...

1,000
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2,000
1281
Lot 1281
Rare 1907 Ladish Live Bait Harness


Measuring 4" in length, this early well built bait hook was...

100
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200
1282
Lot 1282
Rare Early Crosby's Frog Tandem Harness


Circa 1900 tandem live bait hook measures 5 5/8" overall and...

75
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125
1283
Lot 1283
Extremely Rare 1847 Pendleton Spring Fish-Hook


Having an unusual place in history, according to Dr. Todd Larson...

1,000
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1,500
1284
Lot 1284
Rare Early James M. Munn Hook


This exact hook is pictured on page 290 of Patented Hooks...

100
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200
1285
Lot 1285
Rare Early Monogram Hooks on Card


Two tough "Monogram" Duplex Hooks on extremely difficult to find...

75
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125
1286
Lot 1286
Rare Aspelin Spring-Loaded Fish Hook


This unusual 4 3/8" double plate pivoting hook, patented in...

200
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300
1287
Lot 1287
Rare Early Weldon's Minnow Hook on Card


Dating from the 1880's, this very rare Weldon's O.K. Minnow Hook...

200
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300
1288
Lot 1288
Early Cartier "Old Glory" Sure Catch Fish Hook


Patented by Jacob Cartier of Biddeford, Maine on May...

400
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600
1289
Lot 1289
Rare Koch's Clover Leaf Gang Hook


On November 16, 1909, the Whitehall, NY inventor of multiple hooks...

100
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200
1290
Lot 1290
Rare Mathews "Kazoo" Weedless Bait Hook


Great pre-1910 hook, the invention of George R. Mathews of...

100
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200
1291
Lot 1291
Early Crosby Frog Harness on Extremely Rare Card


Crosby's Frog Tandem live bait hook on possibly only known...

500
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700
1292
Lot 1292
Rare Early Miller Weedless Spring Hook


Joseph N. Miller's odd device, marketed under "The...

100
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200
1293
Lot 1293
Scarce 1902 Berner's Automatic Fish Hook


This early device is stamped Pat.Apl'd For and is in Ex condition...

100
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200
1294
Lot 1294
Two Scarce Sockdologer Spring Fish Hooks


Job Johnson of Brooklyn, NY has the distinction of being the first...

200
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300
1295
Lot 1295
Rare Early Upham's Minnow Tandem on Card


Super example of the very rarely found 7 5/8" "Patent applied...

200
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300
1296
Lot 1296
Rare Early West Bait-Holder


The first of two live bait harness patents issued in 1905 to...

100
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200
1297
Lot 1297
Rare Wilson Weedless Spring Hook


Named the Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device on 1961 patent...

100
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200
1298
Lot 1298
Scarce Early Guillotine Spring Hook


Also known as Payton's Automatic Fish Hook, this 4 1/4" bait hook...

75
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125
1299
Lot 1299
Rare Early James M. Munn Hooks


Two examples of Munn's 1891 patented weedless hook design, both...

200
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400
1300
Lot 1300
Rare Carded Merz Weedless Hook


Rarely seen 4 1/4" x 2 1/2" patent dated (fragile) card for...

75
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125
1301
Lot 1301
Rare Early Provoost Frog Hook Harness


From St. Paul, Minnesota, inventor Benjamin A. Provoost patented...

75
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125
1302
Lot 1302
Rare Early Cooper Frog Harness


Measuring 3" in length, this weighted example is the exact...

75
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125
1303
Lot 1303
Early Parr Frog Hook


Scarce Parr live-bait frog harness with nose guard marked Geo. T...

50
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75
1304
Lot 1304
Rare Early West Weighted Tandem Hook


Pre-1910 weedless hook patented by Howard West, featuring this...

75
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125
1305
Lot 1305
Rare Early Weldon's Frog Tandem on Card


Dating from the 1890's, this very rare "Weldon's O.K. Frog Tandem...

100
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200
1306
Lot 1306
Scarce Hanselman's Frog Harness


Few of these 1920's weedless harnesses, patented by Arthur H...

50
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100
1307
Lot 1307
Tough Early Jacoby Weedless Hook


This circa 1902 hook, patented by William H. Jacoby of Minneapolis...

50
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75
1308
Lot 1308
Very Rare Dunlap Spring Hook


Touted as the "last flat-spring powered springhook" in Patented...

300
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400
1309
Lot 1309
Scarce Early Carded Eckardt Hooks


Graphic 3" x 2 1/4" cards each retain their original...

75
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125
1310
Lot 1310
Rare Early De Forest Bait Hook


Wonderful graphic design to this rarely found 1880's hook...

200
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300
1311
Lot 1311
Texas Gizmo Bait Saver


Unusual 2 1/4" long device patented by Alvin Shook of Grayson...

50
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75
1312
Lot 1312
Cooper's Weedless Porker on Scarce Card


Patented in 1910, this weighted pork rind hook employed a painted...

50
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100
1313
Lot 1313
Extremely Rare Automatic Expansion Fish Hook


Only known example of Arthur Taylor's 1902 patented invention The...

500
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700
1314
Lot 1314
Rare Early Claflin's Tandem Hook


C1899 Claflin's Tandem Bait Casting Hook, sewn on extremely rare...

300
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500
1315
Lot 1315
Early Scarce Pardon Kingfisher Hooks on Cards


Both cards are unusual variations of the more common...

75
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125
1316
Lot 1316
Kruschke Perfect Weed Repeller in Rare Wood Box


Invented by Rudolph C. Kruschke of Duluth, Minnesota in 1915, with...

300
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400
1317
Lot 1317
Rare Early West Bait-Holder


Howard West of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was granted two patents for...

100
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200
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