Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 10
HEDDON 747 IN BLENDED RED & PURPLERARE HEDDON INTRO MUSKY MINNOW AND BOXTHE 13 INCH HEDDON GIANT UNDERWATER MINNOW
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Denver, PA, United States
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SHAKESPEARE MUSKY FLOATING WOODEN MINNOW: With “B” Props and dating to the 1910s, this is an infrequently-seen, early model 51. Cream-colored body with brown back and bars, and three hand-painted sets of gills. Large amber glass
1217: SHAKESPEARE MUSKY FLOATING WOODEN MINNOWEst. $300-$600
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3 ROBERT M BAIRD LURES IN BOXES: Largest: 3" Length. Bob operated The Diamond Baird Lure Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah up until his death in 2011. To quote Dean A. Smith’s article from Tackle Treasures, “Bob was one of the
1218: 3 ROBERT M BAIRD LURES IN BOXESEst. $500-$1,000
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WHITE AND YELLOW MUSKY CHARMER: Made around 1910 in Springfield, Missouri, Musky Charmers are far rarer than the standard size models. It has a white head with green and yellow spots and a solid yellow tail. Hardware is very clean
1219: WHITE AND YELLOW MUSKY CHARMEREst. $3,000-$10,000
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RARE SURFACE CHARMER WHITE, RED STRIPE: A really nice example of this seldom-seen c. 1910 barberpole bait. Only slight wear on the surfaces and the lure grades about Excellent Minus. Nickel-plated hardware with the full-size Charmer prop
1220: RARE SURFACE CHARMER WHITE, RED STRIPEEst. $600-$1,200
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RARE NO EYE BLUNT-NOSE CHARMER: Known by only a handful of examples, Blunt-Nose Charmers are slightly shorter than their Pointed-Nose siblings, and they are much rarer. This one is even more unusual having never been drilled for
1221: RARE NO EYE BLUNT-NOSE CHARMEREst. $350-$700
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COPPER WITH GREEN STRIPE CHARMER: Another c. 1910s Barberpole Bait in a better than average color. Nickel-plated hardware and some light paint alligatoring. Sourcing the correct eyes for this bait should not prove too difficult and
1222: COPPER WITH GREEN STRIPE CHARMEREst. $200-$400
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PFLUEGER TRORY MINNOW: The Trory minnows date to the turn of the last century, and they are among the very earliest representations of wooden minnow lures in America. The original paint on this example is either flaked or
1223: PFLUEGER TRORY MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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PFLUEGER NEVERFAIL MINNOW IN KINGFISHER BOX: 3 - 1/2” length. Pflueger supplied these trade minnows to Edward K. Tryon of Philadelphia, PA to be retailed as Kingfisher lures. This example is still in Excellent condition, rigged with
1224: PFLUEGER NEVERFAIL MINNOW IN KINGFISHER BOXEst. $200-$400
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PAW PAW PIKAROON IN PERCH: Model number 1009 was made shortly after the transition over from Moonlight in the late 1920s to early 1930s. These were very successful baits and were fished hard, resulting in few turning up this
1225: PAW PAW PIKAROON IN PERCHEst. $100-$200
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PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTS: This popular color was never standard on the model 3500. The bait is in Very Good Plus condition with nice painted tack eyes, paint still on the two belly weights, and the “bent coin”
1226: PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN GREEN WITH GOLD DOTSEst. $100-$200
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WILLIAM STUART & CO 3 HOOK ECLIPSE MINNOW: Finished in Solid White, and dating to c. 1905, these baits were produced in Canton, OH for only a few short years. White iris glass eyes are perfect and with the typical pair of unmarked,
1227: WILLIAM STUART & CO 3 HOOK ECLIPSE MINNOWEst. $350-$700
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RARE SUPERSTRIKE SHRIMP COMBO: Coming in what is thought to be the second style box, this model #4 Shrimp is in the rarer Natural Shrimp pattern, and the combo also includes an extremely rare box insert. The insert is folded and
1228: RARE SUPERSTRIKE SHRIMP COMBOEst. $500-$1,000
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TEMPTER BAIT CO BASS FROG: Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania around 1928, these are not often found in such nice condition. The body is made of rubber formed around the cloth leg joints. Both weedless guards are still in place
1229: TEMPTER BAIT CO BASS FROGEst. $100-$200
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RARE TURBULENT HEADLESS IN BOX: With a factory handwritten designation on the top and side of the crisp Excellent condition box, this Turbulent Headless combo was made only during 1946. By 1947 the company box orientation had
1230: RARE TURBULENT HEADLESS IN BOXEst. $150-$300
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INTRO TURBULENT HEADLESS IN RED DOTTED: Schaefer’s interesting take on red and white also included black and green spots. Excellent condition and still retaining most of the original paint on the line tie, this outstanding bait would
1231: INTRO TURBULENT HEADLESS IN RED DOTTEDEst. $100-$200
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TURBULENT HEADLESS IN WHITE DOTTED: Racine, Wisconsin’s Oscar Schaefer introduced several lure designs in 1946, this being one of them. Very Good Plus condition example based in white, with green, red, and black dots. Dimensions:
1232: TURBULENT HEADLESS IN WHITE DOTTEDEst. $100-$200
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EARLY UNKNOWN 5 HOOK MUSKY MINNOW: Measuring 5 - 1/4" long, and likely dating to 1910 or before, this unattributed bait figures to be an important piece in the history of early American wooden minnows. It has Ypsilanti Minnow style
1233: EARLY UNKNOWN 5 HOOK MUSKY MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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SEVEN MISCELLANEOUS LURE BOXES: All dating from the 1920s, and on into the 1950s. Included are examples from D.A.M., Moonlight, Kingfisher, Shakespeare, Ramco, and others. Conditions range from Good To Excellent and some better
1234: SEVEN MISCELLANEOUS LURE BOXESEst. $150-$300
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SHELBY MCLENDON PADDLEWHEEL LURE: In 1970, Eustis, Florida resident Shelby L. McLendon received patent #3491476 for this lure. He had been developing this bait since the mid-1960s, with the intention of selling the production rights
1235: SHELBY MCLENDON PADDLEWHEEL LUREEst. $100-$200
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UNKNOWN 3 HOOK STRING MINNOW: Primitive-looking, unknown maker, five-bellyweight Minnow with string-tied side hooks. Solid glass eyes set into shallow sockets, with brass through-wire, and early bent-corner square props at both
1236: UNKNOWN 3 HOOK STRING MINNOWEst. $200-$400
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SHAKESPEARE KAZOO MINNOW: A very nice example of Shakespeare’s economy line wooden minnow dating to around 1910. Nickel-plated Rhodes props riding on brass screw eyes, and brass staples holding the side hooks. The eyes
1237: SHAKESPEARE KAZOO MINNOWEst. $150-$300
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JAN CUMMINGS METALIZED FAIRFORM MINNOW: Stunning and unique, this Minnow has the distinction of being the one and only example of a Cummings Metalized Five-Hook Minnow with a copper mask. This one-off was made specifically for legendary
1238: JAN CUMMINGS METALIZED FAIRFORM MINNOWEst. $500-$1,000
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SPEER FROG IN YELLOW GREEN BACK: More refined than some of Speer’s earlier work, the finish is simpler, but seemingly more durable, and Speer took the time to smooth the blank before painting it. Deeply inset black hatpin eyes
1239: SPEER FROG IN YELLOW GREEN BACKEst. $250-$500
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JERSEY RIGGED GREY SPEER FROG: Supporting the newly found information that Speer operated in New Jersey (and not Ohio, as previously thought), this example is rigged with three hook points so as to conform to New Jersey fishing
1240: JERSEY RIGGED GREY SPEER FROGEst. $200-$400