The Donaly Redfin Minnow

Finished in rare white body with wide hand painted red stripes and gill marks, with three nickel silver flashers and Donaly's large clip through belly cup hardware. Condition is about VG+, with genera

From the infamous group of thirty five lures discovered in a New Jersey carriage house some twenty five years ago known as the "Carriage House Find" this is quite possibly one of James Donaly's person

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

Perhaps Donaly's rarest bait, 3 1/4", white with red hand painted gill marks, specially rigged rear single hook, original swivel with both aluminum flappers. Most likely unfished, but light tackle box

Scarce 4" woodpecker style surface bait, white with a red collar and hand painted belly fin detail, about VG+ with wear, a few chips and a replaced tail hook.

2 7/8", Jersey rigged, featuring Donaly's large marked aluminum spinner, orange/red back and white belly with black accents, VG+/Ex- (wear, hook marks, old over-varnish). The box grades VG/VG+ (wear,

A very interesting variation of the Redfin Floater with two propellers and clearly the early work of Donaly. This very unusual prototype lure measures 3 1/2" and comes with staple rigged belly treble,

Morris Graves (1910-2001 Washington) ''Minnow'' 1955 Tempera on Paper 6''x11'' Image. An exceptional abstract minnow by Graves. Signed l.r. with Otto Seligman Gallery, Seattle label on verso. Framed 1

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

Very rare combination of a marked No. 3 box, its original fold out paper, and the correct Charmer Minnow. Extraordinary color on this 5 1/4" blue box, the 1910 patent date printed on its top label, wi

Exceptionally rare first version minnow, 4" in length, the slender wood body finished in uncataloged red head with hand painted gold spots and mottled green mid/rear sections. Constructed with through

Beautiful sucker finish on this iconic lure with large blemish free glass eyes, heavy duty L-rig hardware, marked front spinner and unique shaped fish tail. Condition is about Ex-, bright and shiny, w

Extraordinary condition and color on this rare 4 1/8" pike-size bait, with blemish free white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent date, and finished in green

One of South Bend's rarest underwater minnows, only produced in 1914, rigged with marked pointed props, finished in white with a blended slate back and hand painted gill marks. Outfitted with 3 heavy

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

Produced for less than two years by Hiram Passage and George Van DeCar of the Bonafide Mfg. Co. in Plymouth, Michigan, this extremely rare 3 3/8" bait was constructed of cast aluminum, hollow to allow

Extremely rare The Original “Kalamazoo” Bait, patented 1904, measuring just under 3 5/8”, finished in green back over aluminum (mellowed with age to gold), with red hand painted gill

Extraordinary Charles W. Lane Automatic Minnow. Patented July 29, 1913 in Madrid, NY, one of the rarest of all miscellaneous baits. This hollow metal minnow, with patent marked rotating tail, tiny yel

Important 5 hook minnow from F.A. Pardee of Kent, Ohio. First advertised publicly in the summer of 1900, one of the rarest of all early American minnows, finished in aluminum with a dark back and tail

Coming in an extraordinary condition slide top wood box, c1905/06, having the "HUNG!" lid and marked HEDDON'S "DOWAGIAC" MINNOW, RAINBOW No. 101, at least Ex-/Ex with only minimal wear/soiling and cri

One of rarest and most desirable of all classic fishing lures, from Charles Smith of LaGrange, Indiana, patented in 1905. Featuring a uniquely designed rear "wiggling" metal tail, 3 1/4” wood bo

One of Pflueger's first lures, this 1 1/4" hollow glass minnow dates from the late 1800's. Featuring molded scales, a delicate pointed prop, box swivel, original glass beads and a feathered treble. Co

Impressive 3hk minnow nearly 5” in length, with 4 internal belly weights, good glass eyes, marked props and heavy duty L-rig hardware. The glossy rainbow finish is vivid, with the only issues be