Fishing Lure Collection 2025-10-25 Auction - 635 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 8
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 2-HOOK JOINTED VAMP IN RAINBOW SCALE: 4 - 1/2" length. Special order two-hook 7309Z Jointed Vamp coming in a never-cataloged color for this bait. The factory never drilled the forward body section for its second hook, thus resulting in
1169: HEDDON 2-HOOK JOINTED VAMP IN RAINBOW SCALEEst. $500-$1,000
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FROG SCALE HEDDON SPINDIVER: Frog Scale was a catalogued color on the model 3000 only from 1920-1923. This is a clean example in about Excellent Minus condition with all-original hardware and perfect glass eyes. Dimensions: 4 -
1170: FROG SCALE HEDDON SPINDIVEREst. $400-$800
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HEDDON UNDERWATER MINNOW IN YELLOW BLACK STRIPES: 3” length. A very rare special-order Minnow, model number 109YB, seldom seen in this pattern, and in Very Good Plus condition. Tight agelines and a chip in the paint at the right eye, but both
1171: HEDDON UNDERWATER MINNOW IN YELLOW BLACK STRIPESEst. $400-$800
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SPECIAL ORDER YELLOW BASSER: A non-catalog color, when an 8505 comes up for sale, it is in high demand among collectors. In about Excellent Minus condition, this early “Head-on” version has perfect glass eyes, and
1172: SPECIAL ORDER YELLOW BASSEREst. $300-$600
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HEDDON 175 GREEN CRACKLEBACK MINNOW: 3 - 3/4” length. The 175 Minnow made its debut in 1906 and satisfied the need for a more sturdily-built trolling minnow for bigger game fish. This example, with its oversized hooks & hardware,
1173: HEDDON 175 GREEN CRACKLEBACK MINNOWEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON 159H RED SCALE WITH BOX: 3 - 3/4” length Excellent condition Minnow coming in its equally nice, correct-marked box, with a crisp, red-border insert. Red Scale was a catalogued color on the model 150 from 1919 to 1929,
1175: HEDDON 159H RED SCALE WITH BOXEst. $200-$400
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PAIR OF KING BASSERS: Each 5” length. Both model 8559RH Red Head Silver Flitter available in the catalog only the introductory year of 1937. Top has standard amber glass eyes and bottom has oversize “teddy
1176: PAIR OF KING BASSERSEst. $100-$200
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EMPTY HEDDON 157 WHITE BORDER BOX: 5 - 3/4” x 2 - 1/4” x 1 - 3/8”. 1912 was the year that saw several different short-run iterations of Heddon’s lure boxes. One of the earliest is the “white border”
1177: EMPTY HEDDON 157 WHITE BORDER BOXEst. $100-$200
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HEDDON SLOPENOSE IN ALUMINUM: Aluminum is a rarer color on The Slopenose, and this example features brass hardware and the hand-painted collar. At some point, a fisherman decided to add an early Heddon Minnow prop to this bait,
1178: HEDDON SLOPENOSE IN ALUMINUMEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON SWAYBELLY MUSKY MINNOW IN FANCY BACK: Model 700 made in the mid-1920s with blush-painted chin. Good Plus condition with paint wear and tiny varnish bubbles. Hardware is tarnished but seems original. Right glass eye is hairlined and the
1179: HEDDON SWAYBELLY MUSKY MINNOW IN FANCY BACKEst. $300-$600
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BLUE SCALE SWIMMING VAMP: Blue Scale was catalogued on other Vamp models but never on the 7300 Swimming Vamp. It has L-Rig hangers, a marked lip, and perfect glass eyes. There are a few flea bites and some minor wear and some
1180: BLUE SCALE SWIMMING VAMPEst. $300-$600
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HEDDON 300 SURFACE MINNOW IN RED SCALE: Beautiful model 309H Dowagiac Surface Minnow was never a standard catalog offering in this color. Excellent Minus condition with a hairline in the right eye and a little varnish flaking. The
1181: HEDDON 300 SURFACE MINNOW IN RED SCALEEst. $300-$600
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GIANT JOINTED VAMP IN BLACK SUCKER: Earliest, c. 1932 model 7350 in special-order Black Sucker finish. It was built for big fish with oversized hooks and L-Rig hangers, and it has the heavy, unmarked lip. This example is fitted with
1182: GIANT JOINTED VAMP IN BLACK SUCKEREst. $300-$600
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HIGH GRADE RED HEDDON 150 MINNOW: Finished in Blended Red, this model 154 is a real beauty. Solid Excellent with pristine glass eyes and spotless hardware, it’s got black hand painted gills and a tiny chip near the belly
1183: HIGH GRADE RED HEDDON 150 MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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HEDDON SWAYBELLY 700 MUSKY MINNOW: Finished in Fancy Back and with the painted blush chin that replaced hand painted gills from 1923-1926. Both glass eyes are solid and all the belly weights are still under paint. There is a
1184: HEDDON SWAYBELLY 700 MUSKY MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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UNUSUAL HEDDON WEEDLESS JERSEY RIGGED MINNOW: Reportedly an experimental, factory-installed weedless jersey rig adaptation utilizing the flat L-Rig hangers at the sides, from which hang a conceptually unique set of three single-hook assemblies,
1185: UNUSUAL HEDDON WEEDLESS JERSEY RIGGED MINNOWEst. $250-$500
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COMPLETE INTRO ZIG WAG BOXED COMBO: Due to the motion of the bait, these didn’t always survive in such nice condition, and this one seems to have escaped being fished very much. Three-hook introductory model c. 1927, with perfect
1186: COMPLETE INTRO ZIG WAG BOXED COMBOEst. $250-$500
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HEDDON 159A MINNOW IN YELLOW BAR PERCH: Dating to c. 1907, early Bar Perch is a color prized by collectors. This bait grades about Very Good and has cup rig hangers and a single belly weight. Solid glass eyes and unstamped nickel-plated
1187: HEDDON 159A MINNOW IN YELLOW BAR PERCHEst. $200-$400
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HEDDON 142 FLIPPER IN BOX: This really beautiful Flipper Minnow would be extremely difficult to upgrade. It is in solid Excellent condition with gleaming hardware and perfect glass eyes. The white with red eyes pattern paint
1188: HEDDON 142 FLIPPER IN BOXEst. $200-$400
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SPECIAL ORDER DACE SCALE HEDDON 3 HOOK MINNOW: Uncatalogued color and carrying the red “2nd” stamp on the belly, signifying this bait left the factory in an imperfect state. The bait has tight agelines and a little flaking, and the
1189: SPECIAL ORDER DACE SCALE HEDDON 3 HOOK MINNOWEst. $200-$400
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HEDDON NO-CHIN ZARAGOSSA WITH SAMPLE ROOM TAG: Early on, factory testers thought the chinless feature enhanced the action, but it didn’t take them long to abandon this idea, which resulted in this variation becoming quite rare. The model
1190: HEDDON NO-CHIN ZARAGOSSA WITH SAMPLE ROOM TAGEst. $200-$400
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SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON 150 IN NATURAL SCALE: The Heddon Five-Hooker was catalogued in many scale finishes, but never in Natural Scale. This is a fine example in about Excellent Minus condition dating to the 1920s. It has a little varnish
1191: SPECIAL ORDER HEDDON 150 IN NATURAL SCALEEst. $200-$400
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HEDDON “HEAD-ON” BASSER IN GOLDFISH SCALE: 4 - 1/4” length. A beautiful example of an introductory 8509K Basser. This example carries the early nameplate, slimmer, more tapered body, and the c. 1922 cup rig. Some minor imperfections but
1192: HEDDON “HEAD-ON” BASSER IN GOLDFISH SCALEEst. $200-$400