Antique Fishing Tackle 2015-10-24 Auction - 551 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 6
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Early South Bend Trout Oreno Assortment.James Heddon's Sons 1915 Salesman's Cases.Wiggle Tail Minnow Co., Detroit, MI., c1912.
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Denver, PA, United States
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Antique Fishing Tackle

The fish will soon be biting at Morphy Auctions? Pennsylvania gallery, with the announcement that the company has launched an Antique & Vintage Fishing Tackle, Baits & Ephemera department. Heading the newest of Morphy?s specialty divisions is Joe Stagnitti, a well-known dealer and collector who has had a committed involvement in the fishing collectibles hobby for more than 25 years. Stagnitti will be representing Morphy?s at collector and club events around the country. Additionally, he will manage Morphy?s twice-yearly fishing tackle sales, the first of which is set for October 24-25 of this year. ?Joe is uniquely qualified and will do a fantastic job for us,? said Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions. ?He knows both sides of the business, starting as a collector of antique and vintage fishing material and later transitioning into the role of dealer. He worked hard over the years to build his base of knowledge ? reading old fishing magazines, studying early fishing tackle sales catalogs and speaking with ?old timers? and experts in the hobby. He has a photographic memory, which undoubtedly helped him to become the expert he is today.? Stagnitti recalls that his love of fishing was instilled at an early age. ?My father, who died when I was age seven, taught me two very valuable things ? to play baseball and fish. I?m past the age that I can play baseball, but I sure can fish,? he said. In 1989 Stagnitti started collecting old fishing lures and became a regular buyer at the barns, shops and showfields of Madison-Bouckville, a short distance from his home in Canastota, New York. ?To the dealers who were set up there year round, I became known as the ?kid? who collected fishing lures. I would pass through there a couple of times a week. If they came across any lures, they would hold them for me,? Stagnitti said. During his first four years as a collector, Stagnitti said he thought he was the only person interested in old lures. Then he moved to the Dall
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Ans B. Decker "Troller" in Box.: One of very few known examples of this bait/box combination. The wood bodied bait, finished in solid white, measures 2 3/8", showing age lines only. Aluminum finned collar clearly stamped "DECKER".
0123: Ans B. Decker "Troller" in Box.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Ans B Decker Surface Bait, String Tied.: Super condition Decker rotary head surface bait, solid white with front mounted box swivel, 3 string tied single hooks, and ANS B DECKER marked on one blade. Solid excellent or better on this seldom
0124: Ans B Decker Surface Bait, String Tied.Est. $200-$400
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Jim Donaly Diver, Bloomfield, NJ.: Jim Donaly's Diver, by far, the rarest of the Donaly line, measuring 3" and utilizing the body most commonly seen on the WOW. The Diver was a very short lived bait, as evidenced by box paperwork
0125: Jim Donaly Diver, Bloomfield, NJ.Est. $800-$1,500
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Lot Of 5: Unknown Fly Rod Minnows, Early.: Great assortment of fly rod minnows, all with gold painted eyes, belly wire through double hooks, and fish tails. Sizes range from 2" to 2-1/4", 1 bait having 2 pointers, the others all in
0128: Lot Of 5: Unknown Fly Rod Minnows, Early.Est. $200-$400
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Lot Of 3: Charles Kellman Fly Rod Bait.: Featured on page 118 of "Old FLyrod Lures, 2nd ed" are these three creations from Charles Kellman of Detroit, MI. Lot includes cricket, frog, and snail (listed as a worm in the book), all
0129: Lot Of 3: Charles Kellman Fly Rod Bait.Est. $150-$300
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Lot of 10: Beautiful Unknown Folk Art Baits.: Folk art at it's absolute finest. This lot of unknown, wood body baits, feature a unique L-rig type hook hanger, incredibly detailed paint work, and great form. All 10 having different shapes and
0132: Lot of 10: Beautiful Unknown Folk Art Baits.Est. $500-$1,000
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W.J. Jamison's Frog Coaxer with Box.: Super condition on this beautifully painted Coaxer in frog finish from W. J. Jamison of Chicago, IL. Uncleaned excellent condition bait comes in its excellent but faded pink cardboard box with FROG
0134: W.J. Jamison's Frog Coaxer with Box.Est. $150-$300
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Joe Pepper VIM/National Minnow, Rome, NY.: Utilizing the body of the 20th Century Wonder Wooden Minnow, this bait has the rounded style front spinner typically seen on the VIM minnow or National Minnow from Joe Pepper. Coloration is also a
0138: Joe Pepper VIM/National Minnow, Rome, NY.Est. $500-$1,000
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K&K Animated Minnow, Toledo, OH.: Early version K&K Animated Minnow from Toledo, OH., with wood body measuring nearly 5-1/4", cross hatched scale pattern on green back over gold, yellow glass eyes, and 3 fixed japan-ed double hooks,
0140: K&K Animated Minnow, Toledo, OH.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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K&K Animated Minnoette, Toledo, OH.: Later model Minnoette from the K&K Animated Minnow Co of Toledo, OH. This "Heddon" rainbow finish example has missing hooks and screws, chipping along the right side and belly. About very good+.
0141: K&K Animated Minnoette, Toledo, OH.Est. $250-$400
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Early John Keller Surface Bait, Indiana.: Crudely made John Keller surface bait, most likely dating to his time in Nappanee, IN, measuring 3-1/8". This early model has hand made reinforced spinners, through body wiring and hook hangers,
0142: Early John Keller Surface Bait, Indiana.Est. $200-$300
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Charles Kellman Fly Rod Northern Pike.: Incredible execution by Charles Kellman of a miniature version of a Northern Pike fry, measuring 2-5/8" from nose to tip of tail (2-1/16" body), finished in golds, silvers, and whites with tiny hand
0143: Charles Kellman Fly Rod Northern Pike.Est. $500-$800
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Charles Kellman Fly Rod Baitfish Minnow,: One of Kellman's most beautiful works, this reddish orange highlighted baitfish minnow features painted eyes and scales, hand carved gill detail, and orange fins and tail! 2-5/8" overall (2" body).
0144: Charles Kellman Fly Rod Baitfish Minnow,Est. $350-$700
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