Fishing Lure Collection 2024-12-09 Auction - 622 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 5
HEDDON SPECIAL ORDER 1309 FIVE-HOOK BLACK SUCKERBEYOND RARE HEDDON 747 IN BLENDED RED & PURPLEONE OF THE 8 JAMES HEDDON HAND-CARVED FROGS
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Denver, PA, United States
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LOT OF 2: MOONLIGHT LADY BUG WIGGLERS: Each: 2 - 1/2” long. Sold by Moonlight starting in 1916 - 1917 and soon after also distributed by Shapleigh Hardware of St Louis, Missouri, these appealing little baits were given the model
1097: LOT OF 2: MOONLIGHT LADY BUG WIGGLERSEst. $800-$1,000
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MOONLIGHT BAIT CO BABY SIZED FLOATING BAIT IN BOX: 3 - 1/2” Length. A rare baby sized Self-Glowing Night Bait in the exceedingly rare circa 1920 box. Rounded collar, luminous body with red head, and two Bing’s Weedless hooks, this bait
1098: MOONLIGHT BAIT CO BABY SIZED FLOATING BAIT IN BOXEst. $500-$1,000
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MOONLIGHT JOINTED PIKAROON IN YELLOW SPOTTED: 4 1/4" Length. Rare 2000 Series bait coming in an uncatalogued color (Swartz p. 145). Condition on this popular model is solid Excellent with only some tight age lines and a tiny bit of soiling. The
1099: MOONLIGHT JOINTED PIKAROON IN YELLOW SPOTTEDEst. $400-$700
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MOONLIGHT POLLYWOG JUNIOR IN WHITE RED STRIPES: 3 - 1/8" Length. . Catalog number 804 and produced by Silver Creek in the early 1920s and then Moonlight in 1924. Rigged with single hooks mounted on screw eyes and glass eyes, the left one being
1100: MOONLIGHT POLLYWOG JUNIOR IN WHITE RED STRIPESEst. $300-$600
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MOONLIGHT JOINTED MUSKY PIKAROON IN GREEN SCALE: Called the “Musky Special” in the 1926 catalog, this color is model number 3103 and is one of only two catalogued colors. It’s 6 - 1/4" long and it’s rigged with heavy duty
1101: MOONLIGHT JOINTED MUSKY PIKAROON IN GREEN SCALEEst. $300-$600
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5" MUSKY SIZE CHIPPEWA IN RED BACK ALUMINUM: Beautiful color and phenomenal condition. Grades Excellent and one of the nicest Chippewas you’ll ever see. Both glass eyes are perfect and the center spinner retains nearly all of its original
1104: 5" MUSKY SIZE CHIPPEWA IN RED BACK ALUMINUMEst. $2,000-$2,500
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CHIPPEWA PIKE SIZE IN RAINBOW IN CORRECT BOX: Absolutely incredible combo featuring a 4 - 1/8" minnow with nearly flawless paint. Both white iris glass eyes are blemish-free, and spinner retains all of its original paint. Some very light
1105: CHIPPEWA PIKE SIZE IN RAINBOW IN CORRECT BOXEst. $4,000-$6,000
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3" BASS SIZE CHIPPEWA IN WHITE: 3” Length. This bait has solid glass eyes, about half of the feathers left on the trailing treble, and almost all of the paint still adhered to the central spinner. There is paint missing from
1106: 3" BASS SIZE CHIPPEWA IN WHITEEst. $400-$700
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SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE THE CHIPPEWA PAPERWORK: 3” x 5 - 1/2”. “Broken Luck? Not If You Have The Chippewa” foldout insert shows models and colors available. This piece is in great condition, with no tears, and dates to
1107: SHAPLEIGH HARDWARE THE CHIPPEWA PAPERWORKEst. $100-$400
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CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN ORANGE WITH GREEN STRIPE: 3 - 1/4” length. No. 50 Champion Barberpole Bait made in Springfield, Missouri, c. 1912. Grading Very Good to Very Good Plus and showing some use, this lure is 100% original and displays well
1109: CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN ORANGE WITH GREEN STRIPEEst. $1,500-$2,500
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CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN GOLD WITH MAROON STRIPE: Better color, better condition Missouri Barber pole Bait dating to 1912. Measuring 3 - 1/4” long, its paint showing little wear, and its hardware bright and shiny, this lure would have seen
1110: CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN GOLD WITH MAROON STRIPEEst. $2,000-$3,000
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CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN BOX: 2” Length. Originally from the Bill Calhoun collection, this extraordinary Barberpole Bait comes in its historically important maroon box with introductory “PAT APPLIED FOR” paper
1111: CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN BOXEst. $15,000-$25,000
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CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN WHITE WITH RED STRIPE: 3 - 1/8” length. Thought to have been Clinton-Wilt’s inaugural offering in 1912, this bait is believed to predate its brother, the “Little Wonder” by one year. Extremely
1112: CLINTON WILT CHAMPION IN WHITE WITH RED STRIPEEst. $1,500-$2,500
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CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER GOLD WITH GREEN STRIPES: 2 - 1/8” length. At least Very Good Plus condition and very possibly Excellent Minus, the bait shows very little wear from use. The hardware is clean and the bucktail is full. A very nice
1113: CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER GOLD WITH GREEN STRIPESEst. $1,000-$2,000
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CLINTON-WILT LITTLE WONDER IN RED WITH GLITTER STRIPES: 2" Length. Model number 70 made initially in 1913, this excellent condition, all-original bait is in the much tougher glitter barberpole finish. Nice, full tied-hair treble, with a front assembly
1114: CLINTON-WILT LITTLE WONDER IN RED WITH GLITTER STRIPESEst. $1,000-$2,000
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PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN FROG SPOT: 4” Length. Catalogued as model number 3508, Frog Spot is a tougher color to find on these. Also coming with the bent-oval metal lip, the majority of Bullheads left the factory without them. Has
1116: PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN FROG SPOTEst. $150-$400
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3 PAW PAW LURES IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTS: Largest" 4 - 1/2" Length. All three baits grade Excellent Minus to Excellent. Top is a full-size Pike Minnow, middle is a Young Wounded Minnow, bottom is a junior-sized Jointed Pike. All three baits
1117: 3 PAW PAW LURES IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTSEst. $150-$300
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PAW PAW BULLHEAD: Bullheads were made from 1928 until about 1937, and this example is likely from the 1930s after the company shortened the bait to 4". It carries the bent oval dive lip (less common than the “no
1118: PAW PAW BULLHEADEst. $100-$200
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LOT OF 3 PAW PAW BAITS IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTS: Each: 4 - 1/8” length. Two earlier Paw Paw Pike Minnows with the marked, integrated lips. Also included is a Flat Face Bass Seeker. All have painted tack eyes and they range in condition from
1119: LOT OF 3 PAW PAW BAITS IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTSEst. $100-$150
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LOT OF 3 PAW PAW BAITS IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTS: Largest" 4 - 3/8" Length. Including a Cup Face Bass Seeker, Flat Face Bass Seeker, and Pike Minnow. All with nice painted tack eyes these examples range in condition from Very Good to Excellent. The
1120: LOT OF 3 PAW PAW BAITS IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTSEst. $100-$150