Early Keeled Minnow

Unknown maker, 3 1/2”, four “bent” blades front prop, good yellow glass eyes, white finish, simple screw eye hardware, good condition.

Extraordinary finish and condition on this very rare and highly sought early minnow. Patented in 1909 by Krantz & Smith of Jamestown, NY, measuring 3 5/8" (overall length of 5 3/4"), with a wonderfull

Extremely rare early minnow components, including two early bodies with Miller's fine wire rigging, silver washers and barrel swivels, five spot-painted heads, a brass spinner, two shafts and two wash

2 early minnows from Pepper of Rome, NY, including an ex condition painted eye model, blended green back yellow belly with red reverse hand painted gill marks and a glass eyed blended gold model with

Unsigned with copper bail and wooden handle. 7" x 11". Good condition.

4" and 3 5/8" overall including the metal tails, complete with scale and gill detail, wire leader and the original blended finish. The larger minnow's body paint is near Ex, the smaller bait grading a

Early Copper Minnow Bucket 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. Measuring 4 1/8" in length with a doub

Early Glass Minnow Trap Marked Camp

2 Early Wire Minnow Baskets with chain.

Measuring from 1 1/2" to 4 1/2" in length (head and body), a bit rough to Ex- condition, all but one are painted canvas body baits.

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

Large early Swimming Minnow, 4 3/8", finished in yellow with black back stripe and red spots, prominent hand painted gill marks, good glass eyes and the original belly pin, about VG+ with wear, pointe

Early floating minnow finished in rarely seen aluminum with a red back, the wood body measuring 3 3/4", with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent

Rare early underwater minnow, 2 3/4”, clearly stamped "THE HARKAUF" along the left side. With good yellow glass eyes, unmarked bow tie style prop, blended green to aluminum finish and red hand p

Early Expert Minnow from Woods of Alliance, OH., measuring 3 1/2" in length, finished in brown back gold body with red hand painted gill marks, yellow glass eyes, bow tie style perforated spinners, ty

Early smallest minnow, 2 1/4”, VG/VG+, in a crisp Chris Floater box.

Very early Kazoo Minnow, 3hk in blended green over white, Rhodes props, staple side hook hangers, nail through washer eyes, about VG- with wear, flakes, paint off the belly weight, hook drags and age

Early 3hk minnow in green crackleback with red hand painted gill marks, good white iris eyes and Neverfail hardware, about VG+ due to light wear, nose chips, pointers and age lines. Also an unmarked 3

Coaxer with trailing single hook, white with red felt wings and tail, Ex-/Ex. A rarely seen early rubber minnow from Chicago in its red 2pc box, end marked for a Model 7, the rubber now hard and fragi

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

Earliest version with fine brass wire through rigging, 3 section body, side screw eyes with thin silver washers, and rigged with Miller’s unique reversible spinners. Measuring just over 4”

Extremely rare early box, retaining the original end label with legible printing: "Wig-Wag Minnow Best on the Market Manufactured by Joseph E. Pepper Rome, N.Y.", 4 1/2" x 2 1/8", solid with wear, som

Rare 5hk minnow, c1908, wire through hardware, good yellow glass eyes, rounded style spinners, and finished in rainbow (green back, red sides, yellow belly), with reverse red hand painted gill marks.