Harkauf Wood Minnow

Ca. 1905 and the earliest version of this fairly hard to find bait. Measures 2 1/2", and comes in a green back silver belly color with hand painted gill marks, painted eyes, wire through side hook har

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

Finished in rarely seen white with red and green spots and black back stripe, rigged with Pflueger Neverfail hardware and Miller's twin spinners, the brass spinner stamped "Pat. Applied For". A very t

Early maroon box measures 5 1/4" by 1 3/4", retaining the majority of its original top label with an illustration of a Pepper 3hk minnow, showing glass eyes and reverse gill marks, as well as all of t

RARE HEDDON'S DOWAGIAC WOOD MINNOW LURE BOX #100, C.1900

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

Extremely rare tri-fold catalog, 10 1/2" x 6" when open, featuring illustrations of both "Miller's Original Reversible Spinner Wood Minnow" and the "Trolling Spinner", as well as a photo of W.H. Mille

Includes a 2 1/4" S. Allcock & Co. arrowhead spinner, "Patent Archer" marked, 2 Devon style baits (unrigged), a small hook gang, rubber Phantom, and a 3" wood minnow (unrigged), possibly folk art. Con

Very rare c1911 box for the Pepper Revolving Minnow, complete with paper picture label from Rome, NY. Original “Patent Applied For” paper label has wear and loss as shown, but retains the

Marked on both ends Heddon “Dowagiac” Minnow, Fancy Back No.100, and printed on all four sides and slide lid, about VG+ with light wear, soiling, and a 1 3/4” section of one top rail

Tiny flyrod size bait measuring only 1 1/4", and in completely as found uncleaned condition with no significant flaws. Finished in a green back fading to white belly with striking red hand painted gil

Round body, blended green back to gold, red hand painted gill marks, yellow glass eyes, bow tie style holed props and type 1 removable hooks, about VG-.

2 7/8" wood body minnow with a single belly treble hook, marked lip, hinged metal tail, original wire leader, and finished in green back with silver side scales and red hand painted gill marks, about

High forehead wood box minnow, c1905, finished in green crackleback with long red hand painted gill marks, 2 belly weights, twin unmarked spinners and all brass hardware. If not for a touchup/fill to

The last of the wood box minnows, featuring good glass eyes, unmarked props, raised rim nickel cup and screw hardware, finished in green crackleback with red hand painted gill marks, about VG, due mos

Stanley Johnson model F-105 twin minnow wood lure w/ box. Stanley Johnson Mfg. Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. Fishing equipment. Contact our recommended 3rd party "for profit" shipper Pak Mail at (260) 637-480

Vintage wood handle Minnow Bucket

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

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

good overall as pictured

Measuring 3 5/8", finished in solid white with long red hand painted gill marks, pointed, holed props and type 2 style detachable hooks, about VG+ with wear, faded The "Expert" on the left side, a few

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

With The “Expert” stamped legibly on the left side, green blended to aluminum, hand painted gill marks, no-hole props and good yellow glass eyes, VG/VG+.

Solid aluminum with red hand painted gill marks and The “Expert” stamped on the left side in green. The removable hooks are type 2, the pointed props are holed, and the rear treble is buck