Fishing Lure Collection 2024-12-09 Auction - 622 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 8
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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HEDDON 133 TORPEDO IN ALUMINUM: 4 - 1/8” length. A visually stunning bait, coming in uncatalogued Aluminum finish, and having developed a pleasing and mellow green cast with age. With the belly weight paint flaked this bait
1170: HEDDON 133 TORPEDO IN ALUMINUMEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
HEDDON 1300 THIN BODY BLACK SUCKER: According to the authors of The Heddon Legacy, there are only a “couple” examples in this form known to exist. They go on to state that this thin-bodied version is thought to be the very
1172: HEDDON 1300 THIN BODY BLACK SUCKEREst. $10,000-$15,000Lot Passed
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BEYOND RARE HEDDON 747 IN BLENDED RED & PURPLE: A massive 7 - 3/4” long and not found in any standard catalog by Heddon, this was only offered by VL&A as the Dowagiac Mascallonge Minnow. The bait was only pictured for one year in
1174: BEYOND RARE HEDDON 747 IN BLENDED RED & PURPLEEst. $35,000-$50,000
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ONE OF THE 8 JAMES HEDDON HAND-CARVED FROGS: 3” Length. James Heddon hand-carved these Frogs in 1898 and all eight hung prominently on The Factory Board until the 1970s. The example being auctioned here is clearly visible and identifiable
1175: ONE OF THE 8 JAMES HEDDON HAND-CARVED FROGSEst. $30,000-$80,000
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HEDDON UNDERWATER EXPERT WITH HANGING BELLY WEIGHT: 3 - 1/4” Length. Appearing in The Heddon Legacy at the top of page 66, the book highlights some of this bait’s more historically important characteristics. Heddon felt that the external
1176: HEDDON UNDERWATER EXPERT WITH HANGING BELLY WEIGHTEst. $10,000-$15,000
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HEDDON BABY SLOPENOSE: Ultra-rare 3" Baby Dowagiac Perfect Surface Casting Bait, coming in at a full 1 - 1/4" shorter than the standard Slopenose. Featuring the hand-painted, friction-fit collar with gold washed hardware
1177: HEDDON BABY SLOPENOSEEst. $7,500-$10,000
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HEDDON 7500YB VAMP IN BUMBLE BEE: 4 - 1/2” Length. Nice never-cataloged example with five thick stripes. Very Good Plus or slightly better condition, with solid glass eyes and clean hardware.
1179: HEDDON 7500YB VAMP IN BUMBLE BEEEst. $1,000-$4,000
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HEDDON 7503 VAMP IN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ALUMINUM FINISH: 4 - 1/2” Length. Grading solid Very Good with general wear from use, this 1920s L-rigged example has clear glass eyes and nice original hardware. No doubt one of the most desirable Vamp
1181: HEDDON 7503 VAMP IN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ALUMINUM FINISHEst. $1,000-$1,500
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HEDDON 102 DOWAGIAC UNDERWATER MINNOW IN PINE TREE BOX: 3” Length. The “Left-Leaping Bass” or “Pine Tree” box was only used in 1912 and is one of the rarest Heddon boxes to find. Interestingly, of the Heddon boxes depicting a
1182: HEDDON 102 DOWAGIAC UNDERWATER MINNOW IN PINE TREE BOXEst. $2,000-$3,000
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HEDDON 3009 SPINDIVER IN SILVER FLITTER: 4 - 1/4" Length. Made from 1918 to 1927 but never catalogued in this color. This example is quite nice and heavily glittered, with only a few spots with wear or varnish flakes. Carrying a marked
1184: HEDDON 3009 SPINDIVER IN SILVER FLITTEREst. $2,000-$3,000
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HEDDON 700 SWAYBELLY MUSKY MINNOW IN RAINBOW WITH BOX: 4 - 1/2” Length. Dating to 1912 and coming in its oversized Downleaping Bass box, this chunky bait grades Excellent Minus. A few age lines and small varnish flakes and a tiny bit of hook
1186: HEDDON 700 SWAYBELLY MUSKY MINNOW IN RAINBOW WITH BOXEst. $4,000-$10,000
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HEDDON 2-HOOK SLOPENOSE WITH BOX: 4 - 1/4” Length. This Dowagiac Perfect Surface Casting Bait and its box are in a remarkable state of preservation, and this exact combo can be seen in The Heddon Legacy book on page 67.
1188: HEDDON 2-HOOK SLOPENOSE WITH BOXEst. $5,000-$10,000
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HEDDON 700 MUSKY MINNOW IN A PERCH VARIATION: 5” Length. This exact lure is featured in The Heddon Legacy on page 86. Considered by the authors to be in such a “wild, uncatalogued, and unheard-of color” that it was “too
1189: HEDDON 700 MUSKY MINNOW IN A PERCH VARIATIONEst. $5,000-$15,000
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HEDDON 7500YS VAMPIRE IN YELLOW, GOLD SPOTS: 4 - 1/2” Length. Having characteristics between a Type 3 and Type 4 Vampire as described in David Sawyer’s book The Heddon Vamp, this extremely rare special-order bait is the “long
1191: HEDDON 7500YS VAMPIRE IN YELLOW, GOLD SPOTSEst. $3,000-$4,000
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HEDDON 450 KILLER IN WHITE IN WAVY BORDER PICTURE BOX: 2 - 1/2” Length. The wavy border box dates to c. 1905. The box is solid and correctly marked White No 400 at both ends. The no. 400 would only have the front prop, and the bait included has two
1192: HEDDON 450 KILLER IN WHITE IN WAVY BORDER PICTURE BOXEst. $3,000-$4,000