Vintage Fishing Lures 2025-05-17 Auction - 680 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA
THE HISTORIC FIRST AMERICAN WOODEN MINNOWHEDDON 747 IN BLENDED YELLOWRARE BROWN SPOTTED WILCOX WIGGLER IN THE BOX
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Denver, PA, United States
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Vintage Fishing Lures

The Wayne & Lori Edens Fishing Lure Collection. Auction starts at 9am (EST).
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ALL BLACK HEDDON SPINDIVER: Uncatalogued 3009G is a very difficult color to find. This respectable example has a few chips and rubs exposing the primer, and some corrosion to the hardware. Its got perfect glass eyes and a
1016: ALL BLACK HEDDON SPINDIVEREst. $750-$1,500
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EXTREMELY RARE WHITE BODY BLACK HEAD ZIG WAG: Seldom seen special order color on this 8300WBH. Solid Excellent condition with pristine amber glass eyes, clean & shiny hardware, great paint with very tight agelines, and a nice red belly stencil.
1061: EXTREMELY RARE WHITE BODY BLACK HEAD ZIG WAGEst. $400-$1,000
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THREE HOOK PONTIAC RADIUM MINNOW: Made by The Pontiac Mfg Co in Pontiac, MI starting in 1909. This example features the Tube-style nickel-plated Bowtie props mounted on brass eyes, and a unique side hook hanger assembly consisting of
1086: THREE HOOK PONTIAC RADIUM MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CLINTON WILT CHAMPION WOOD BOX: One of perhaps only a few known examples, this early 1910s wooden, dovetailed box fits a No 59 Champion Barberpole Minnow. Lid has a slight curve to it, and the design is to slide it one-way using
1101: EXTRAORDINARILY RARE CLINTON WILT CHAMPION WOOD BOXEst. $3,000-$6,000
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CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN RED & GREEN: Bait is complete with pointed front prop, rear tri-blade prop, and swinging chin weight. Paint is in Very Good Plus condition on this circa 1913 classic. Feather & bucktail dressed rear treble is
1106: CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN RED & GREENEst. $500-$1,000
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CUMMINGS SAVAGE SHRIMP JUBILEE SPECIAL IN BOX: As beautiful as they are well-made, Jan Cummings lures have soared to the top of many collectors’ wish lists, and this Savage Shrimp is a new-in-the-box stunner. The expert metalwork is as
1111: CUMMINGS SAVAGE SHRIMP JUBILEE SPECIAL IN BOXEst. $500-$1,000
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SUPER NICE DETROIT BAIT CO NORTH CHANNEL MINNOW: One of the earliest wooden Underwater Minnow offerings, this rare & beautiful bait was first made in 1903. This example is one of the nicest surviving and it grades Excellent / Excellent Plus. The
1116: SUPER NICE DETROIT BAIT CO NORTH CHANNEL MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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KEELING’S TROUT KEE-WIG IN RARE HICO 50 BOX: Seldom seen and very desirable Keeling / HICo 50 combo. The relationship between Fred Keeling (IL) & Horrocks-Ibbotson (NY) is not fully understood, and very few of these boxes are known. Of the few
1136: KEELING’S TROUT KEE-WIG IN RARE HICO 50 BOXEst. $150-$300
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YELLOW VAUGHN’S LURE: From the Vaughn Tackle Co of Cheboygan, MI and dating to about 1932. This example has some agelines and a few minor chips, and has red, white, and blue painted flutes, and grades around Very Good
1156: YELLOW VAUGHN’S LUREEst. $50-$100
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RARE HEDDON 150 MINNOW SOLID BLACK: A rarely seen special order Underwater Minnow. 1920s L-Rig example with full paint on the belly weight, solid glass eyes and Excellent overall condition. Of the few All Black Heddon 150s, this one is
1176: RARE HEDDON 150 MINNOW SOLID BLACKEst. $500-$1,000
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HEDDON 8340 ZIG WAG JR. IN PEARL SHORE: A super attractive little bait coming in an uncatalogued color. Model number 8349PLXR with 2-piece Flap Rig hangers and perfect glass eyes. Belly weight at the chin and still sealed under paint. Some
1226: HEDDON 8340 ZIG WAG JR. IN PEARL SHOREEst. $150-$300
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SHAKESPEARE #42 B-PROP FLOATING WOODEN MINNOW: A nice, clean example in the Very Good condition range. Hardware is clean with no issues, and the white iris glass eyes are solid. Wire clip belly hook hangers with 3 prominent hand painted sets of
1231: SHAKESPEARE #42 B-PROP FLOATING WOODEN MINNOWEst. $100-$200
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SOUTH BEND GULF ORENO IN BOX: Model number 983 SS in its correct Intro-style box. Finished in Silver Sparks with Black Eye Shadow. The Minnow grades Very Good or better, has perfect glass eyes, and clean hardware. This combo
1266: SOUTH BEND GULF ORENO IN BOXEst. $200-$400
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HEDDON BABY VAMP IN DACE SCALE WITH BOX: Red Dace Scale is a catalogued color on a standard Vamp, but not a Baby Vamp. This example dates to the 1920s and has L-Rig hardware and solid glass eyes. Paint condition is net Very Good Plus due to
1311: HEDDON BABY VAMP IN DACE SCALE WITH BOXEst. $200-$400
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PAIR OF BOXED HEDDON FLYROD PUNKINSEED SPOOKS: Both baits are New-In-Correct-Box. 980SUN comes in its rare window box along with the correctly stamped display card. 980SD in Shad has the slightly tougher treble hook, and comes with a correctly
1421: PAIR OF BOXED HEDDON FLYROD PUNKINSEED SPOOKSEst. $150-$300
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SPEER FROG IN YELLOW WITH GREEN RIBS: A nice 1920s-era Frog attributed to Cleve Speer, an early Ohio carver. Classic Speer form with wide, stalky eye sockets crowned with black hatpin eyes. Super appealing folky paint with a herringbone
1153: SPEER FROG IN YELLOW WITH GREEN RIBSEst. $250-$500
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STUNNING MULTIPLE METAL MINNOW COMBO: Completely correct and dating to 1908, this set includes a nickel-plated No. 500 Minnow with an unmarked prop, double front hooks, and a feather & hair rear treble. The Minnow grades Excellent and
1253: STUNNING MULTIPLE METAL MINNOW COMBOEst. $2,000-$4,000
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O.C. SCHAEFER TURBULENT EXCITOR: Tougher Turbulent in a high grade (Excellent). Opposed body sections on a stiffened wire axis separated by washers. This Racine, WI made bait would have been available circa 1946-47. Item Dimensions:
1369: O.C. SCHAEFER TURBULENT EXCITOREst. $100-$200
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TYPE I MILLER’S REVERSIBLE: Early model circa 1913 utilizing wide rim cups & bent eyes for the side hangers and a twisted through-wire rear hanger. Uncommon dark brown body & middle section, with red head and gold spots over
1374: TYPE I MILLER’S REVERSIBLEEst. $800-$1,600
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SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON ZIG WAG: Never catalogued in this color, this 8309GRH Red Head Black Body Zig Wag dates to the late 1920s. L-rig hardware, solid glass eyes, and in the 3-hook configuration. Nice condition with only some
1409: SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON ZIG WAGEst. $150-$300
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UNRIGGED SHAKESPEARE NO. 64 MUSKY MINNOW: Finished in the desirable Aluminum Red Back color, this 1910s bait is in need of some TLC. Its left eye has been replaced with a thumbtack and the right one is solid. Front prop and eye, as well as
1439: UNRIGGED SHAKESPEARE NO. 64 MUSKY MINNOWEst. $150-$300