Shakespeare Surprise Minnow

Shakespeare Surprise Minnow

Crisp maroon papered The "Surprise" Minnow box retains its full 4 Brothers top label, marked "Size 4 No. 3914 Luminous", Ex-/Ex, including the Sheridan R. Jones collection stamp on the interior of the

Hole eye model with impressed SURPRISE in the mouth and Neverfail hook hangers, finished in tough fancy spot with a gray back stripe. With wear, hook marks, factory mouth imperfection, a post-producti

Pflueger. American, circa 1910s. Original box. 2" x 5.75" x 1.5". GRADE: VG-, Box Wear. Est. $150 - 200

Vintage Fishing Lure Shakespeare minnow with see through hook hardware glass eyes

American, 20th century. Including Pflueger "Scoop", Shakespeare "Minnow", South Bend "Fish-Obite", Paw Paw "Lippy Joe" and more. Mostly wood. Six with glass eyes. Varying wear. Includes two tackle box

One of the most collector coveted of Shakespeare's early maroon boxes, 5 1/8" in length, retaining its original label with lure illustration, marked "Rainbow Size 1 No. 1601 3 Hooks Green Back White B

2 7/8" body in the high forehead style, rigged with A-notch props, gem clip see through hardware and blemish free yellow glass eyes. Finished in blended green back with long hand painted gill marks, a

Scarce earliest version with "Patent Applied For" front spinner and heavy molded scales, small 2 1/4" model is VG+/Ex- mostly due to moderate wear to the aluminum finish and thin hook feathers.

Glass eyed injured minnow with photo finish and washer hardware, floppy prop, shiny Ex- (light wear, pointers, age lines), in a VG/VG+ condition box faintly stamped (possibly 6256 FB). The glass eyed

Both sizes of the Shakespeare Shiner minnow. Size 32'' x 22''.

Housing a beautiful 5hk sienna crackleback minnow, with blemish free glass eyes, bright yellow belly, hand painted gill marks, B-notch props and see through plate hardware, grading about Ex-, possibly

Finished in solid aluminum with red hand painted gill marks, pointed unmarked props and see through plate hardware. Condition is shiny VG+ with some wear, varnish flaking, pointers and age lines, much

Finished in green back white belly, with bold red hand painted gill marks, unmarked pointed props and see through plate hardware, about VG+. Coming in the correctly marked wood slide top box with a fu

Copper plated, rigged with see through plate hardware, glass eyes and unmarked pointed props. Condition on this rarely seen large sized minnow is about VG+ with wear/rubs, one 3/4" tight crack, and su

Early yellow perch with hand painted gill marks, B-notch props, see thru plate hardware, good glass eyes, shiny Ex-/Ex condition. The incorrect box is unmarked except for an end label "3 3/4 Wooden Ba

5hk minnow rigged with see through plate hardware, unmarked pointed props, good glass eyes and finished in solid white, shows well but no grade due to the varnish removed and a new varnish coat, also

Rarely seen introductory Evolution measuring just over 4" in length, the largest of the series, finished in black over aluminum and rigged with a first version front prop marked "Pat. Appl'd For" on o

Very early Kazoo Minnow, 3hk in blended green over white, Rhodes props, staple side hook hangers, nail through washer eyes, about VG- with wear, flakes, paint off the belly weight, hook drags and age

This lot includes three distinctive colors: Strawberry Spot, Silver Flash, and Red/White. Made of wood with pressed painted eyes. These lures have a distinctive keel underneath with three trailing tre

Pair of early Shakespeare Slim Jim minnows, both smaller size single prop, belly chipping.

Shakespeare Slim Jim minnows, tiny glass eyes, single prop models.

Includes a #5 for pike and a #8 for muskies, VG+ and VG- overall with some damage to the reed and the larger with thin bucktail.

Shakespeare "Pig" Square Base Glass Minnow Trap, RARE!! * * This lot will be delivered to the UPS Store for professional packing and shipping.