Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 18
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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TWO BETTER COLOR HEDDON VAMPS: Top bait is model 7509RH Red Head Silver Flitter which was catalogued 1930-1943. It has the unmarked lip, good glass eyes, black belly stencil, some oxidation on the hooks, and grades Excellent
1409: TWO BETTER COLOR HEDDON VAMPSEst. $100-$200
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THREE SOUTH BEND WEEDLESS FLOATING MINNOWS: All early model number 921s from the late 1910s, and all rigged with a pair of Bing’s Weedless hooks. All glass eyes are solid except the right eye on the Rainbow, which is hairlined. Rainbow
1410: THREE SOUTH BEND WEEDLESS FLOATING MINNOWSEst. $100-$200
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SHAKESPEARE “A” PROP HIGH FOREHEAD MINNOW: Wonderful c. 1907 Minnow finished in Red Back with an Orange Belly. All hardware is clean, original, and correct, and both deep yellow glass eyes are perfect. A pair of hand-painted, thin, sweeping
1411: SHAKESPEARE “A” PROP HIGH FOREHEAD MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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SHAKESPEARE NO 23 METAL PLATED MINNOW: With “B” Props and flat plate hangers, this tough-to-find small-sized bait was made around 1915. The bait has a wooden core with a copper jacket, which was then factory nickel-plated. The
1412: SHAKESPEARE NO 23 METAL PLATED MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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YELLOW B-PROP SHAKESPEARE MINNOW IN BOX: See-through hanger model dating to the Teens. Solid Yellow with a pair of red HPGM and paint still covering the majority of the belly weight. Good glass eyes and relatively clean hardware. The Minnow
1413: YELLOW B-PROP SHAKESPEARE MINNOW IN BOXEst. $150-$300
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BOXED SHAKESPEARE NO 33 MINNOW IN ALUMINUM: Super attractive combo in a rarer Shakespeare finish. The Minnow dates to the 1910s and has B-Props, Flat Plate hangers, two pairs of hand painted gills, and perfect glass eyes. The hardware is very
1414: BOXED SHAKESPEARE NO 33 MINNOW IN ALUMINUMEst. $150-$300
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SHAKESPEARE A-PROP HIGH FOREHEAD MINNOW: Very early c. 1907 model 33 Submerged Wooden Minnow finished in green back, white belly, with pink sides. Two hand-painted sets of gills, two perfect yellow glass eyes, and two belly weights both
1415: SHAKESPEARE A-PROP HIGH FOREHEAD MINNOWEst. $150-$300
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ULTRA RARE SPOTTED BABY CHARMER: Finished in unusual White with airbrushed red spots, and a full 3/4" shorter than the standard Charmer, and with all-original nickel-plated hardware in great condition. Charmer props, see-through
1417: ULTRA RARE SPOTTED BABY CHARMEREst. $750-$1,500
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BABY CHARMER IN YELLOW AND RED: A true baby-sized Charmer coming in at a diminutive 2 - 3/4” long (some are considered Baby Charmers measuring 3 - 1/8”), and very close in size to the Midget Charmer (2 - 5/8”).
1418: BABY CHARMER IN YELLOW AND REDEst. $500-$1,000
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GREEN AND WHITE CHARMER: In Very Good Plus condition only due to some light alligatoring. The glass eyes are clear and solid, and the hardware is cleaner than the majority of other Charmers. A great representative example of
1419: GREEN AND WHITE CHARMEREst. $300-$600
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GOLD & GREEN HALF CHARMER: Springfield Novelty’s first-generation Reel-Lure. These were made using rounded-down Charmer tails, rounded-down Charmer props, and wire tied hooks. The counterbalancing weight at the nose is
1420: GOLD & GREEN HALF CHARMEREst. $150-$300
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PFLUEGER CATALINA MINNOW IN STRAWBERRY WITH BOX: Model 2769 in a hard-to-find deluxe color. Complete with wrapped brass wire line tie attachment and “holed teardrop” rear hanger fitted with a heavy-duty single hook. Rear prop is also
1421: PFLUEGER CATALINA MINNOW IN STRAWBERRY WITH BOXEst. $200-$400
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PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN FROG: A tougher to find color on a Bullhead, this model 3508 sports the smaller tack eyes which are typical to the examples made in the 1930s. It has scattered paint and varnish flaking and a couple
1423: PAW PAW BULLHEAD IN FROGEst. $50-$100
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RARE COLOR PAW PAW BULLHEAD: Model number 3511 Black with Red Spots debuted in 1937, near the end of the run for The Bullhead. This example has seen some action, but will hold a place until you can find that mint example.
1424: RARE COLOR PAW PAW BULLHEADEst. $50-$100
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INTRO SCHAEFER’S TURBULENT TIGER: Made in 1946, before O.C. Schaefer tweaked the wire harness to hold the front hook further from the body. Finished in red and yellow and in Excellent condition, likely not having been fished.
1425: INTRO SCHAEFER’S TURBULENT TIGEREst. $100-$200
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SCHAEFER’S TURBULENT HEADLESS IN GREEN DOTTED: Another introductory Schaefer lure, made in 1946 and the forerunner to the Turbulent Wet Bass Fly. This example was fished, but lightly, and is still in about Excellent Minus condition. The hardware
1426: SCHAEFER’S TURBULENT HEADLESS IN GREEN DOTTEDEst. $100-$200
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MUSKY CHIPPEWA IN FANCY GREEN BACK: Super clean early teens Chippewa in color #66. Probably closer to 1913 with remnants of paint on the line tie (factory overspray) and the rear hook secured with the brass clip. Solid Excellent
1427: MUSKY CHIPPEWA IN FANCY GREEN BACKEst. $500-$1,000
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BOXED CLARK BROS. MAKE ‘EM BITE IN RED HEAD: In Excellent Minus or better condition, and nearly 100 years old. Both glass eyes are solid, and the original rear spinner is still intact. This bait is correctly matched to its equally
1428: BOXED CLARK BROS. MAKE ‘EM BITE IN RED HEADEst. $500-$1,000
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CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN GREEN AND RED: Very Good Minus condition barberpole bait dating to the early teens. All-original hardware including both two and three blade props, decent paint with a rub on the one side, and a trailing treble
1429: CLINTON WILT LITTLE WONDER IN GREEN AND REDEst. $300-$600
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MOONLIGHT JOINTED PIKAROON IN GREEN SCALE: Model number 2003 made starting in about 1925. Another carryover from the Silver Creek line, this model is distinguished from its antecedents by its slightly upturned nose. This example has agelines,
1430: MOONLIGHT JOINTED PIKAROON IN GREEN SCALEEst. $100-$200
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MOONLIGHT PIKAROON IN PERCH: A nice example of a mid-1920s model 1009. White iris eyes with a hairline in the left one. Clean hardware and nice paint with a grade approaching Excellent Minus. Dimensions: 4" Length.
1431: MOONLIGHT PIKAROON IN PERCHEst. $100-$200
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MOONLIGHT PIKAROON IN BLUE SCALE: One of the six standard colors on the 2000 series, but definitely harder to find than most of the others. This model 2008 has clean hardware and good glass eyes and grades strong Very Good Plus.
1432: MOONLIGHT PIKAROON IN BLUE SCALEEst. $100-$200