Shakespeare Musky Evolution Minnow

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

Scarce earliest version with "Patent Applied For" front spinner and heavy molded scales, small 2 1/4" model is VG+/Ex- mostly due to moderate wear to the aluminum finish and thin hook feathers.

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

Includes a #5 for pike and a #8 for muskies, VG+ and VG- overall with some damage to the reed and the larger with thin bucktail.

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

The largest of the Revolutions, finished in red/white/red. With a body measurement of 4 1/2" and rigged with B-notch props, the condition is about VG+ due to light wear, a couple of indents and small

Rigged with very rare large aluminum A-notch spinners, dating it to 1906/1907. With moderate wear, tarnish and soiling, about VG+. The most difficult rigging to find on this desirable early musky lure

Rare 1300 cup rigged model with a marked front spinner and large glass eyes. Grading about VG+ with hairlines in one eye, a few tiny chips/touchups, age lines, small areas of varnish flaking, the bell

Measuring 4 1/2", the large aluminum body is rigged with rarely seen Rhodes style bow tie props. This very tough version grades about Ex- with general light wear, much better condition than most of th

Made by W.H. Miller of the Union Springs Specialty Co., this extremely rare lure dates from the teens, prior to the production of the Miller's Reversible Minnow. Musky-size (5 1/4"), constructed with

Made by W.H. Miller of the Union Springs Specialty Co., this extremely rare lure dates from the teens, prior to the production of the Miller's Reversible Minnow. Musky-size (5 1/2"), constructed with

Late model Bonnet musky minnow, 6 hook, glass eyes, frog spot.

Vintage Fishing Lure Shakespeare minnow with see through hook hardware glass eyes

American, 20th century. Including Pflueger "Scoop", Shakespeare "Minnow", South Bend "Fish-Obite", Paw Paw "Lippy Joe" and more. Mostly wood. Six with glass eyes. Varying wear. Includes two tackle box

Extremely rare, measuring 5 7/8" x 3 1/2" with 16 pages, high quality card-stock covers and several product illustrations including "The Shakespeare Revolution Bait" and "The Shakespeare Evolution Bai

Heddon lot of 4 "SOS" Minnow lures: 1) C. 1928, 4 1/2" Musky Minnow, 3 treble hooks, glass eyes, double spinners, pikie scale, flap rig hardware, solid, clean lure showing only a few minor hook dings,

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

Measuring 5 1/4" in length and rigged with heavy duty flat hardware, marked tail spinner, and large trailing single hook. This teen's minnow is finished in dark green crackleback with red hand painted

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

2 7/8" body in the high forehead style, rigged with A-notch props, gem clip see through hardware and blemish free yellow glass eyes. Finished in blended green back with long hand painted gill marks, a

Later renamed the Bass-O-Gram, this c1929 lure not only measures 4" in length, the largest and hardest to find of the four sizes, but is finished in super rare red/white/red. Still bright and shiny, g

Glass eyed injured minnow with photo finish and washer hardware, floppy prop, shiny Ex- (light wear, pointers, age lines), in a VG/VG+ condition box faintly stamped (possibly 6256 FB). The glass eyed

Shakespeare Surprise Minnow

Both sizes of the Shakespeare Shiner minnow. Size 32'' x 22''.