Early Rosenberry’s Baits Box

The first Rosenberry/Shurlur box, marked “Patent Applied For” and “Garrett Manufacturing Co.”, about VG+ condition. The red/gold lure appears unfished, good glass eyes, small b

A C.E.Z. Shurlur Baits box, over-labeled with the “They Make Happy Fishermen” top label, end stamped A452, other than the over-label, which a previous owner had started to remove, the orig

Rarely seen 2pc cardboard box measures 3 5/8" x 2 3/8", end label only, marked "One Plug Bait" and stamped "Yellow Gold Spots", dirty and worn but solid. The early 2 3/4" Pflueger Globe is unmarked, w

Early "The-Chippewa-Bait" box, distributed by C.J. Frost of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, houses an unfished 4 1/2" Skipper. With bold red "CHIPPEWA" on the top of the wrap-around label and marked "M-66 F

HARDY BOXES: (2) Hardy Anti midge card box in as new condition, all metal corners intact with full print to lid and an early Hardy Ideal Phantom bait box, burgundy with silver text, box end marked Gud

Coming in a rarely seen introductory box, stamped 2002, this early bait is finished in red head blended to white, appearing unfished but light box wear, small varnish chipping at the tail and fine age

Early wood lure made by Henry S. Welles, coming in its extremely rare "The Welles Bait" box. Measuring 5 1/4" x 2 1/8" and marked Patent Pending (the Pending rubbed off, most likely by Welles after th

Seldom seen 3 1/4" early bait with marked "Detroit Glass Minnow Tube Co." aluminum sliding cap and German silver hardware, is in solid Ex condition with just a bit of interior residue that will clean.

Striking early Immell Bait Co. floating minnow, the wood body measuring 3 5/8" with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent date), hand painted gill

An impressive early Immell Bait Co. floating minnow, the wood body measuring 4 3/4" with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent date), original doub

Extraordinary combination - the maroon papered 2pc box with a crisp illustration of the Union Springs Specialty Co. lure, clearly marked "WHITE" on the top label, and its early NY bait, finished in re

Extremely rare, with "Patent applied for by Jim Donaly Newark, N. J." appearing on the top label and a crisp illustration of the No. 57 Redfin Floating Bait. Perhaps the rarest of the early Donaly box

With a clear illustration on the brown top label, this early 2pc box grades about VG+/Ex-, and comes with a seldom seen red spotted yellow lure marked DECKER on one aluminum wing, VG/VG+ with general

W. J. Jamison Wig-L-Twin Lure Green and Yellow Color. Unique and tough to find early plastic/tenite bait. The Wig-L-Twin was available in a variety of colors and is highly desirable amongst collectors

Scarce 1920’s box, end marked 423P, housing a Shurlur minnow in perch, good glass eyes, small belly cup. Both the box and bait grade about VG+/Ex-.

An extraordinary package of a "Pat. applied for" box, pre-patent bait, and an extremely rare "introductory offer" paper insert, all believed to date from 1909-10. Exceptionally rare and in Ex-/Ex cond

One early box with scene of man in boat with tall trees in background and fish jumping out of water, marked, "The Wobbling Motion Bait 973 RH." Later box, red and yellow with fish jumping out of water

Includes an early Sutton Co. Shurluck box with horseshoe logo, and its 1" spoon, and a top-labeled ShureBite Surf Spinner box with a 3 3/4" unidentified bait. The baits are both about Ex-, boxes are V

Very rare early black box, end marked "Shakespeare Revolution Bait No. 2 1-12 Doz.", with the original shipping label on the underside of the box bottom and silver printing, solid and grading about VG

Exceptional early version of this scarce bait, c1929, in scale finish, green blend, with good glass eyes, stenciled back and in unfished Ex condition. Coming in its correct 929 SF marked box, which in

Extremely rare introductory picture box, complete with the Cock-Tail Kicker card and unfished bait. Still sewn to its early "PATENT APPLIED FOR" marked card (printed on both sides), the lure is in Ex

Early maroon papered 5 7/8" x 2 5/8" shipping box with a "Miller's Artificial Baits for Game Fish" label. With no other markings in addition to the Union Springs Specialty Co. label, the box would gra

In rarely seen red head frog spot finish, with early belly stencil, L-rig hardware and good glass eyes, VG+/Ex-. The correct box, even rarer than the bait, is clearly stamped 8309BRH on both ends, a b

Each coming in an early 2pc picture box, including a 4" (mottled green/red) and two 5 1/8" baits (yellow/red face and Victory). The boxes and lures all grade about Ex-, the boxes are marked "No. 6 Yel