Very early Coal Creek Cover [145871]

1889 is dated from content. Coal Creek, which is partially obscured, is also verified by content. The content is a request for two taps of good butter. A post office called Coal Creek has been in oper

Arts & Crafts Copper and Wrought-Iron Coal Scuttle, Early Twentieth Century. In the form of a seed pod, the cover engraved with a flowerhead, suspended from a wrought-iron bracket with coiled tendril

Fantastic collection of early coal miners memorabilia. Lot includes early brass carbide lamps, Justrite carbide canisters, early cloth miners cap, and more. Items vary in age and condition, but displa

Short production wood float, 8" in length, finished in red and white with thin black stripes, Ex- due to light wear/rubs.

Pre 1925 Wiggler finished in beautiful goldfish with a silver belly, red hand painted gills, unmarked lip and double line tie, shiny Ex- with light wear, a couple of factory imperfections, pointers an

This exact decoy appears in Creek Chub Lures & Collectibles on page 155, listed as an “Early Prototype for the Ice Fishing Decoy made around 1920, Rare”. Measuring 4 1/4” in length,

Made by Hubley circa 1915. Cast Iron. Very Fine Condition. A wheelbarrow and 5 tools accompany the lot.

Includes an original 1928 employee Annual Picnic photo (5” x 7”), with the original silk ribbon, dated June 23, 1928, pinned on. Also, partial ribbons from the 1925, 1926 and 1929 Annual P

Includes two paint masks used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece (verified by former employee Melvin Diederick).

Creek Chub perch scale Fintail Shiner with early large number stamped box, direction insert, and buff colored box fold out listing the #2100 Fintail as new and utilizing the pre-1925 numbering system.

Pair of Coal Creek hutches from FABRIZIO & SON COAL CREEK BOTTLING WORKS.1. Aqua, 6 7/8 inches tall. c. 1909-10 according to Preble. No. 5 on front bottom. Unmarked base. Hazy appearance to the bottle

First version with a flat head and unmarked lip, natural chub scale, hand painted gill marks, double line tie, good glass eyes with red in the sockets, belly washer hardware with simple screw eye tail

Finished in beautiful "blue chub", closer in color to blue mullet than natural chub, with hand painted gill marks, good glass eyes and undated lip, shiny Ex-/Ex. The box is a bit rough, but the large

Includes a paint mask used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece, with the verification tag signed by Melvin Diederick, a former employee.

One of the earliest Injured Minnows with a very narrow body, silver belly (pre-1925), large scales and small cups in the nose and tail. Shiny redside finish appears unfished, about Ex- due mostly to h

496. KENTON EARLY COAL TRUCK | 8.5" l. | Slide door at rear replace, otherwise in All Original Condition. | $150 - $300

Includes a 2000 Darter paint mask (for the spotted pattern), a “Creek Chub Bait Co. Garrett, Indiana” rubber stamp, and a scaler.

Bound ledger book, 10 x 12 in., a 'Coal Record' maintained by M.T. Bennett, Jr. & Co., 1875 to 1896, listing hundreds of colliers, the names of the vessels, tons and grades of coal carried, loading an

An early lure with an unmarked lip and slanted head, finished in golden shiner with silver belly, c1921/22, double line tie and good glass eyes. Other than a common factory lip touch, the condition is

DESCRIPTION: Bachmann Spectrum G scale Coal Creek Lumber Company Baldwin locomotive 81598. CONDITION: Displayed. In original box.

Flat side in large scale redside with silver belly, good glass eyes (red in the sockets) and nose/tail cup, if not for a tail touchup this rarely seen lure would grade near Ex. The worn box is stamped

Collection of sad irons including early handwrought iron signed "M. Skett" with slide chamber which opens for coals, 2 dolls or child's irons, 11 other irons and assorted trivets

Extremely rare, short production hair bait, all red, 1 1/2” overall, with light soiling and some hair loss, about VG+.

G ga, 91041 Porterside tank loco, 3 #93541 flat w/logs, 93141 caboose, orig boxes minor wear, C8.