Early Creek Chub Picnic Ribbons & Photo

Includes an original 1928 employee Annual Picnic photo (5” x 7”), with the original silk ribbon, dated June 23, 1928, pinned on. Also, partial ribbons from the 1925, 1926 and 1929 Annual P

5 rare original photos (4” x 5”, 6 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 8” x 10”) of Creek Chub employees, three dated 1925, 1926, “12th Annual Picnic - Creek Chub Bait Co. June 28

Short production wood float, 8" in length, finished in red and white with thin black stripes, Ex- due to light wear/rubs.

Pre 1925 Wiggler finished in beautiful goldfish with a silver belly, red hand painted gills, unmarked lip and double line tie, shiny Ex- with light wear, a couple of factory imperfections, pointers an

This exact decoy appears in Creek Chub Lures & Collectibles on page 155, listed as an “Early Prototype for the Ice Fishing Decoy made around 1920, Rare”. Measuring 4 1/4” in length,

Includes two paint masks used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece (verified by former employee Melvin Diederick).

Creek Chub perch scale Fintail Shiner with early large number stamped box, direction insert, and buff colored box fold out listing the #2100 Fintail as new and utilizing the pre-1925 numbering system.

First version with a flat head and unmarked lip, natural chub scale, hand painted gill marks, double line tie, good glass eyes with red in the sockets, belly washer hardware with simple screw eye tail

Finished in beautiful "blue chub", closer in color to blue mullet than natural chub, with hand painted gill marks, good glass eyes and undated lip, shiny Ex-/Ex. The box is a bit rough, but the large

Includes a paint mask used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece, with the verification tag signed by Melvin Diederick, a former employee.

One of the earliest Injured Minnows with a very narrow body, silver belly (pre-1925), large scales and small cups in the nose and tail. Shiny redside finish appears unfished, about Ex- due mostly to h

Includes a 2000 Darter paint mask (for the spotted pattern), a “Creek Chub Bait Co. Garrett, Indiana” rubber stamp, and a scaler.

An early lure with an unmarked lip and slanted head, finished in golden shiner with silver belly, c1921/22, double line tie and good glass eyes. Other than a common factory lip touch, the condition is

Flat side in large scale redside with silver belly, good glass eyes (red in the sockets) and nose/tail cup, if not for a tail touchup this rarely seen lure would grade near Ex. The worn box is stamped

Extremely rare, short production hair bait, all red, 1 1/2” overall, with light soiling and some hair loss, about VG+.

Included are three pages of 3 1/2” photos of employees, most at their Creek Chub factory work stations with lures hanging in the background, five photos of Gordon Dills, and an event gathering w

SEVENTEEN FRESHWATER FISHING LURES IN BOXES20th CenturyIncludes two early Dardevles, Creek Chubs, River-Runts, etc.Box lengths 5”.

LOT OF EARLY FISHING LURES & REELS, INCLUDING CREEK CHUB FLOATING INJURED MINNOW, MINT IN BOX, AS PICTURED

Pr 18th Century circular frames with draped garland and gilt wood ribbon embellishments, contain winged cherub paintings on canvas. Excellent condition, some early repair to a ribbon, see photo. Measu

Lot of 13 early lures to include Heddon and Creek Chub Bait as well as 4 weedless lures by the Weasel Bait Co. Inventory pictured.

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

Early picture box is factory stamped "No. 100 Natural Perch Scale Finish", with legible printing and a clear illustration of the Wiggler, grading near Ex-. The correct early 100 is finished in perch s

Coming with its very early 700 in pikie scale finish with bold, long hand painted gill marks, first version cup hardware, red in the eye sockets, unmarked lip and double line ties, shiny Ex-. The very

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