Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 21
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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HEDDON 108 MINNOW IN GOLD FLITTER: C. 1912 Fat Body Dowagiac Underwater Minnow with Cup-rig and marked spinners. A nice, even coating of gold flitter, two hand painted sets of gills, clear glass eyes, and all the paint on the weight.
1481: HEDDON 108 MINNOW IN GOLD FLITTEREst. $100-$200
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HEDDON MINNOW IN GREEN BACK ALUMINUM: This model 103 was catalogued 1910-1912 and this color is not often seen. This example is still in Good condition with unstamped spinners and a large single belly weight, missing its paint. The glass
1482: HEDDON MINNOW IN GREEN BACK ALUMINUMEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON BABY TORPEDO SPOOK IN SHINER SCALE: This is the uncatalogued smaller version of the model 9139P, which was only produced 1932-1936. Heddon’s issues with stability in their early plastics is widely known, but this example, while
1483: HEDDON BABY TORPEDO SPOOK IN SHINER SCALEEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON VAMP IN SPOTTED IN BOX: An Excellent condition L-Rig model 7500S with spotless hardware, solid glass eyes, a marked lip, and a sealed belly weight. It is housed in its correctly end-stamped Upleaping Bass box in Excellent
1484: HEDDON VAMP IN SPOTTED IN BOXEst. $100-$200
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BOXED HEDDON FLAPTAIL IN DACE: Model 7009N was a standard issue color in the decade leading up to The War. This is a strong Excellent example with clean hardware and glossy paint. Its glass eyes are solid, and it has a red belly
1485: BOXED HEDDON FLAPTAIL IN DACEEst. $100-$200
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BOXED HEDDON TORPEDO IN NATURAL SCALE: A standard color on this model from 1927 up to The War. A beautiful bait in solid Excellent condition and it doesn’t look like it was ever fished. Pristine hardware and perfect eyes. Red eye
1486: BOXED HEDDON TORPEDO IN NATURAL SCALEEst. $100-$200
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EMPTY BOX FOR HEDDON RED-WHITE-RED VAMP: The bait that fits this box is elsewhere in this auction. This Upleaping Bass box is fitted with an end label with the special-order code stamped on it. The box is solid, with no tears, has a little
1487: EMPTY BOX FOR HEDDON RED-WHITE-RED VAMPEst. $100-$200
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BOX FOR YELLOW RED HEAD TADPOLLY WITH INSERT: Stamped on both ends of the Downleaping Bass box, Yellow, Red Head is a special-order color on the 5000 Tadpolly. The insert is Excellent Minus, while the box has wear to the edges and corners and
1488: BOX FOR YELLOW RED HEAD TADPOLLY WITH INSERTEst. $100-$200
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UNUSUAL HEDDON MINNOW IN SHINER SCALE: Model 159P Five Hook Dowagiac Underwater Minnow with side cup rig and marked spinners. Shiner Scale was offered as a standard color on this model beginning in 1922. In addition to the curious
1489: UNUSUAL HEDDON MINNOW IN SHINER SCALEEst. $100-$200
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BABY GAMEFISHER IN RED HEAD SILVER SPECKS: Model 5409RH was never catalogued and very difficult to find. This example grades at least Good Plus with soiling, edge wear, and a chip at the rear hanger. This L-Rig bait dates to the 1920s.
1490: BABY GAMEFISHER IN RED HEAD SILVER SPECKSEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON DOUBLE OUGHT BODY IN FROG: Rarely seen Heddon 00B painted blank finished in Frog Spot, a color never catalogued on this bait. Eyes and hardware were never installed and a brass eye like the ones they used in the paint room is
1491: HEDDON DOUBLE OUGHT BODY IN FROGEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON 7509 VAMP IN UNCATALOGUED SALT FLITTER: Super nice L-rigged example dating to the 1920s. Sparkling hardware, clear glass eyes, marked lip, and red belly stencil. With this bait in your collection, you’ll never need to search for an
1492: HEDDON 7509 VAMP IN UNCATALOGUED SALT FLITTEREst. $100-$200
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RED HEAD GREEN SCALE HEDDON ZIG WAG: Model 8309DRH was listed in catalogs, but specifically as a special order. This example is the three-hook model with L-Rig hangers, good glass eyes, and the black logo in a diamond shape. The grade
1493: RED HEAD GREEN SCALE HEDDON ZIG WAGEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON JOINTED VAMP IN RED HEAD SILVER FLITTER: When this bait was introduced in 1927, this color was not standard, but by 1930, it was added to the lineup and remained standard up to The War. This is an unfished example, evidenced by the
1494: HEDDON JOINTED VAMP IN RED HEAD SILVER FLITTEREst. $100-$200
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HEDDON SWIMMING VAMP IN PERCH SCALE: A very nice example of Heddon’s model 7309L Jointed Vamp. This bait has tarnish-free hardware including a marked lip and L-Rig hangers, as well as solid glass eyes. The paint still looks
1495: HEDDON SWIMMING VAMP IN PERCH SCALEEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON SURFACE MINNOW IN GOLDFISH SCALE: Another very hard to find, uncatalogued bait. This model 309K is in Good Plus or better condition, with some varnish flaking and a hairline in the left eye. Clean hardware with marked spinners and an
1496: HEDDON SURFACE MINNOW IN GOLDFISH SCALEEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN SHINER SCALE VARIATION: A colorful departure from the usually muted Shiner Scale pattern. This version has a wide red stripe down each side and a green stripe down the back, and would have been special-ordered. This example
1497: HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN SHINER SCALE VARIATIONEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON 130 TORPEDO IN RED EYES & TAIL: This version of model 132 was catalogued from 1926-1933. No upgrade on this one with sparkling hardware and clear glass eyes, this bait achieves the rare grade Excellent Plus. Dimensions: 4 - 3/8"
1498: HEDDON 130 TORPEDO IN RED EYES & TAILEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON VAMP IN A SPECIAL ORDER COLOR: Factory “Green Bars, Silver Scales” special-order finish painted by Heddon over a previously-painted Vamp body dating to the 1950s. Gold eyes and surface rig hangers, with clean hooks and
1499: HEDDON VAMP IN A SPECIAL ORDER COLOREst. $100-$200
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HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN BLUE SCALE: 1920s era L-Rig bait with the marked dive lip and three-point Jersey rigging. Very Good Plus condition with some agelines and a few flakes on this model 5509X. Dimensions: 4 - 5/8" Length.
1500: HEDDON GAMEFISHER IN BLUE SCALEEst. $100-$200
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PAIR OF UNUSUAL HEDDON VAMPS: Top lure is an 7509BF Luny Frog pattern dating to the very start of WWII. It has some wear, mostly at the nose, with good glass eyes and a grade of Very Good Plus. Bottom bait is finished in a
1501: PAIR OF UNUSUAL HEDDON VAMPSEst. $150-$300
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TWO BOXED SHAKESPEARE DARTING SHRIMP: Shakespeare started making these in 1925, and they have long been collector favorites. This lot features two model 6535 baits, both in their correct boxes, one marked F for Frog, the other WRG for
1502: TWO BOXED SHAKESPEARE DARTING SHRIMPEst. $150-$300
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SHAKESPEARE NO 33 MINNOW IN GREEN BACK: Dating to the 1910s and employing flat-plate hanger hardware. Pointed props and two sweeping HPGM, with solid glass eyes. Grade is net Very Good due to an unknown spot on the belly which looks to be
1503: SHAKESPEARE NO 33 MINNOW IN GREEN BACKEst. $100-$200
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SOLID RED SHAKESPEARE NO 44 MINNOW: Late teens example with pointed props and flat plate hangers. Solid glass eyes, clean hardware, and just a ring around the belly weight. Nice contrasting yellow gills and a grade approaching
1504: SOLID RED SHAKESPEARE NO 44 MINNOWEst. $100-$200