Antique Fishing Tackle 2015-10-24 Auction - 551 Price Results - Dan Morphy Auctions in PA - Page 4
Early South Bend Trout Oreno Assortment.James Heddon's Sons 1915 Salesman's Cases.Wiggle Tail Minnow Co., Detroit, MI., c1912.
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Denver, PA, United States
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Antique Fishing Tackle

The fish will soon be biting at Morphy Auctions? Pennsylvania gallery, with the announcement that the company has launched an Antique & Vintage Fishing Tackle, Baits & Ephemera department. Heading the newest of Morphy?s specialty divisions is Joe Stagnitti, a well-known dealer and collector who has had a committed involvement in the fishing collectibles hobby for more than 25 years. Stagnitti will be representing Morphy?s at collector and club events around the country. Additionally, he will manage Morphy?s twice-yearly fishing tackle sales, the first of which is set for October 24-25 of this year. ?Joe is uniquely qualified and will do a fantastic job for us,? said Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions. ?He knows both sides of the business, starting as a collector of antique and vintage fishing material and later transitioning into the role of dealer. He worked hard over the years to build his base of knowledge ? reading old fishing magazines, studying early fishing tackle sales catalogs and speaking with ?old timers? and experts in the hobby. He has a photographic memory, which undoubtedly helped him to become the expert he is today.? Stagnitti recalls that his love of fishing was instilled at an early age. ?My father, who died when I was age seven, taught me two very valuable things ? to play baseball and fish. I?m past the age that I can play baseball, but I sure can fish,? he said. In 1989 Stagnitti started collecting old fishing lures and became a regular buyer at the barns, shops and showfields of Madison-Bouckville, a short distance from his home in Canastota, New York. ?To the dealers who were set up there year round, I became known as the ?kid? who collected fishing lures. I would pass through there a couple of times a week. If they came across any lures, they would hold them for me,? Stagnitti said. During his first four years as a collector, Stagnitti said he thought he was the only person interested in old lures. Then he moved to the Dall
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Lot Of 5: Kenneth Trader Figural Fish Baits.: Great folk art fish baits, all hand carved by Kenneth Trader of Kansas City, MO. This lot of 5 figural baits, are carved and painted, with hand formed metal diving lips, stamped with his initials,
0073: Lot Of 5: Kenneth Trader Figural Fish Baits.Est. $500-$1,000
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Pair of Speed Baits with Box and Paper.: Nice pair of Speed Baits from Walton Products Co. of Rochester, NY. Lot includes an ex+ small size, copper finish with the correct box and paperwork, and a tarnished medium silver size. Box is
0074: Pair of Speed Baits with Box and Paper.Est. $400-$700
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Walton Products Co. Musky Speed Bait.: Super condition silver musky Speed Bait from the Walton Products Co. of Rochester, NY. Measuring 5-1/2" frame only, 8" including rear treble, this massive musky metal bait makes an impressive
0075: Walton Products Co. Musky Speed Bait.Est. $400-$600
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Bert Winnie Fly Rod Stump Dodger.: One of Albert "Bert" Winnie's scarcest creations is this "fly rod" size Stump Dodger. This 2-1/4" example features pin through washer eyes, double lip with nose mounted line tie, staple type
0076: Bert Winnie Fly Rod Stump Dodger.Est. $250-$500
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Pair of Bert Winnie Stump Dodger Bass Baits.: Pair of 3 1/2" Winnie Stump Dodgers, two distinctly different styles, both finished in the green back, red side, white belly pattern. Lot includes a side stenciled model with nail tack eyes mounted
0077: Pair of Bert Winnie Stump Dodger Bass Baits.Est. $150-$250
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Wm H. Talbot Reel Co. Eli, Nevada, MO.: Nice condition Talbot Eli with the straight line, 12 O'clock Nevada, MO marking, 1-3/4" diameter x 2-1/8" width, single counterbalanced handle at 6 O'clock, clean unaltered foot stamped PAT JAN 22,
0078: Wm H. Talbot Reel Co. Eli, Nevada, MO.Est. $500-$800
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0504 Meek & Milam No 3 Frankfort, KY.: 2" German silver Kentucky reel, 2-1/2" width, clearly stamped MEEK & MILAM FRANKFORT, KY NO 3, with fully functional and tight click and drag knobs, 12 O'clock half handle with blemish free ivory
0079: 0504 Meek & Milam No 3 Frankfort, KY.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Yawman & Erbe Reel in Box with Paperwork.: Early two piece cardboard picture box for the Automatic Combination Reel from Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co. of Rochester, NY, complete with a 2 3/* diameter, key wind variation of the reel as well as the
0080: Yawman & Erbe Reel in Box with Paperwork.Est. $300-$500
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Casting Reel Marked Jas. L VanUxem, Chicago.: Fairly common Montague Casting Reel, nickel silver hard rubber 60 yd, 2" model with knurled, jeweled end cap, drag and click buttons, and counterbalanced handle. Very rare marking on the front side
0081: Casting Reel Marked Jas. L VanUxem, Chicago.Est. $200-$300
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Lot of 2: Y&E, Horrocks Ibbotson reels with box: Nice pair of Y&E, H-I version automatic Fishing Reels, including an very good+/excellent- condition 3-1/4" key wind model, in a crisp box with paperwork. Smaller key wind reel measures 2-3/8", about
0082: Lot of 2: Y&E, Horrocks Ibbotson reels with boxEst. $100-$200
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HL Leonard Fly Rod, Leonard & Mills Co.: Beautiful condition HL Leonard fly rod, 8' three piece rod with two tips, excellent condition in an unmarked bag and tube. Perfectly matched components, wood reel seat, German silver ferrules, one
0083: HL Leonard Fly Rod, Leonard & Mills Co.Est. $500-$800
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Goodwin Granger Fly Rod, Bag and Tube.: Marked very simply "MADE BY GOODWIN GRANGER COMPANY DENVER, this 7', two piece, two tip fly rod is complete with an unmarked bag and tube with rough but original label. Rod is in excellent-, fished
0084: Goodwin Granger Fly Rod, Bag and Tube.Est. $500-$1,000
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Goodwin Granger Fly Rod, Bag and Tube.: Complete with it's original and crisp condition cardboard tube, this 9', 5-3/4 oz Aristocrat, made by Goodwin Granger Company of Denver, CO is in excellent/excellent+ condition. Three piece with two
0085: Goodwin Granger Fly Rod, Bag and Tube.Est. $350-$600
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Nash of Maine Brook Trout Plaque.: Patent date of April 21, 1903 handwritten on the back of this 25" x 17" oval wood plaque with Brook Trout skin mount by John Waldo Nash of Norway, Maine. Advertising in 1910 as America's Leading
0086: Nash of Maine Brook Trout Plaque.Est. $300-$500
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Massive Salmon Carving.: Super sized Salmon carving in pine, measuring 46-1/2", with large glass eye, hand carved fins, tail, mouth and gill detail, with an excellent hand painted finish. Attributed to John & Dhuie Tully.
0087: Massive Salmon Carving.Est. $1,500-$2,000
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Hand Carved Fish Plaque, Unknown Artist.: Bearing more than a little resemblance to the works of Oscar Peterson, this 12" x 15" hand carved fish plaque, features a 12" Brook Trout and a 9" Crappie. Both fish are screwed to the plaque, both
0088: Hand Carved Fish Plaque, Unknown Artist.Est. $250-$500
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1912 Bristol Fishing Rods Advertising Calendar.: Great image showing a couple getting ready to cook at their campsite done by Oliver Kemp. Full calendar pad and also both top and bottom metal strips present. Strong colors with no fading. A few
0089: 1912 Bristol Fishing Rods Advertising Calendar.Est. $500-$1,500
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1917 Bristol Fishing Rods Advertising Calendar.: By Philip R. Goodwin. Shows a couple taking cover from the rain under a turned over canoe. Advertising “Meek Reels” and Blue Grass Reels”. Wonderful colors and details. Original metal strips on
0090: 1917 Bristol Fishing Rods Advertising Calendar.Est. $800-$1,500
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Bailey & Elliott Manitou Minnow Complete Package.: Bailey & Elliot Manitou Minnow, patented Sept. 26, 1905, from Rochester, IN. Standard finish green minnow is in strong excellent+ condition in its 2 piece cardboard box with original label (torn and
0091: Bailey & Elliott Manitou Minnow Complete Package.Est. $1,200-$1,800
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J. T. Buel Advertising Flyer, c.1890's.: Extremely rare paperwork from JT Buel of Whitehall, NY., most likely dating to the late 1890s. Measuring 12" x 19" when fully opened, this undated two sided paper shows all of his patented model
0092: J. T. Buel Advertising Flyer, c.1890's.Est. $500-$1,000
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J. T. Buel's Patent Applied For Hook To Spoon.: Without question, one of the rarest and most important metal baits in United States history is this 2 1/2" Hook To Spoon from Julio T. Buel of Whitehall, NY. Marked No.1 Patent Applied For on the
0093: J. T. Buel's Patent Applied For Hook To Spoon.Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Lot Of 4: J. T. Buel's 1854 Patent Weed Guards.: Scarce offering from this early maker, these weed guards, 2 japan-ed, 2 brass, are in excellent, marked condition. Three measure 2- 9/16", the 4th measuring 2-7/8". Very early items from JT Buel's
0095: Lot Of 4: J. T. Buel's 1854 Patent Weed Guards.Est. $300-$500
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Lot Of 3: J. T. Buel 1854 Patent Weed Guard.: Nice size collection of 1854 Buel patent weed guard. All in the black Japan-ed finish, including: 2-1/16", 2-9/16" and 2-3/4", all in excellent condition.
0096: Lot Of 3: J. T. Buel 1854 Patent Weed Guard.Est. $200-$400