Shakespeare Introductory Evolution Picture Box

Super rare black picture box, marked "Pat. applied for" with a clear illustration of the earliest Evolution Minnow - the scales, fins and hardware detail being quite crisp, and the underside of the bo

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

Measuring 4 7/8" by 1 3/4" this very rare black picture box features a crisp illustration of the bait as well as the "Pat Applied For" marking. With all printing legible and the box bottom factory pri

Measuring 4 7/8" by 1 3/4" this very rare black picture box features a crisp illustration of the bait as well as the "Pat applied for" marking. With all printing legible and the box bottom factory pri

Extremely rare black introductory picture box with silver printing, end marked "Shakespeare-Worden Bucktail Spinner No. R.W.2. 1-12 Doz.", housing a "Pat. Appl'd For" marked lure, coming complete with

Very rare 2pc picture box, 4 7/8" x 2", printed with both the Feb 5, 1901 and April 9, 1901 patent dates on the top of the box and the original mailing label on the box bottom. The box, clearly stampe

Exceptional condition on this extremely rare introductory picture box, having a very crisp silver illustration of the Bucktail Spinner, "Patent Applied For" marked, the box bottom retaining its origin

Dating to 1915-17, an extraordinary combination of an unfished Ladybug Wiggler and an introductory picture box in exceptional condition. The short production 4 3/8" Wiggler is finished in red/white, w

Extremely rare 1920's introductory picture box, 3 1/8", two-color printed lid, in near Ex condition with only slight wear/soiling and a couple of tack holes in the box bottom. The brown meadow Froggie

Very rare oversized "CREEK CHUB WIGGLER" introductory picture box, measuring 6 5/8", Patent Pending marked, with a clear large number 600 end stamp, c1920. The early box with wear/rubs, handwriting an

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

Extraordinary condition on this "Patent Applied For" introductory box with a crisp illustration of Shakespeare's earliest Revolution and completely legible silver text. The bait is most likely unfishe

One of the most collector coveted of Shakespeare's early maroon boxes, 5 1/8" in length, retaining its original label with lure illustration, marked "Rainbow Size 1 No. 1601 3 Hooks Green Back White B

Housing the correct patent dated Baby Revolution with "acorn" style body, "Mickey Mouse" props, and grading shiny Ex-/Ex, this very rare black box measures only 4 7/8" x 1 7/8" x 3/4". Including the p

Coming in its very scarce original "Wm. Shakespeare, Jr. Co., Kalamazoo, Mich." picture box with extraordinary red & green printing and lure illustration, correctly end marked No. 3 GWF, with 1905 and

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 of the nicest condition Wiggler introductory boxes to come to auction, crisp and bright, 4 5/8", marked PAT. PENDING, end marked "Creek Chub Wiggler" Natural No. C. C. Price 85 Cents", Ex conditio

Coming with its Baby Wiggler in early redside, good glass eyes, unmarked lip, washer belly hardware and simple screw eye tail hanger, shiny Ex-/Ex, appearing unfished. The correct introductory box fea

Made by the American Display Co., Dayton, Ohio, this lure illustrated introductory box is correctly stamped "Red Head White Body" (partial fold out paper included), with the scarce bait featuring a sp

Rarely seen introductory Evolution measuring just over 4" in length, the largest of the series, finished in black over aluminum and rigged with a first version front prop marked "Pat. Appl'd For" on o

Rarely seen introductory wood slide top box retains most of its original "Red Head, White Body No. 42WW" paper label, and other than a thin section of the bottom edge missing on each end the grade is

Short production lure advertised as the The "Two-In-One" Bait, 4 1/4", with washer hardware and finished in vivid yellow with a red head, shiny Ex, definitely unfished. Coming in its extraordinary pic

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

Circa 1906-07 white pasteboard box features the wrap around label with twin straight line border, clear lure illustration and lettering, including "Dowagiac Expert" No. 200 printed on both end flaps,