South Bend Midget Minnow

South Bend Bait Company. American, circa 1930s. Original box. 2" x 4.5" x 1.5". GRADE: G, Box Wear. Est. $75 - 100

Dating from the early 20's, 2 1/2" minnow in tough red head aluminum body, with marked blunt front prop and good glass eyes, shiny Ex-. Introductory Midget Minnow box is crisp with only light wear and

Finished in very rare red hex, with blunt marked front spinner, VG+/Ex- due mostly to f;aking and hairlines in the eyes. Coming in a seldom seen Midget Minnow introductory box, (VG+), marked No. 901 R

Finished in seldom seen red head aluminum, with blunt marked front spinner, VG+/Ex- due mostly to varnish flaking. Coming in its tough introductory box, correctly marked 901 RHA, with the Sheridan R.

South Bend, IN, #901 midget minnow with box, #972 babe-oreno with box & papers & #973 bass-oreno with box & papers, 200 - 400

Each finished in red/white, including a Midget Surf-Oreno (Ex-), and a Pike-Oreno, marked lip (VG+). Coming in introductory boxes: South Bend Minnow stamped 976 RH (crisp Ex-) and Surf-Oreno stamped 9

922 Surface (Floating) Minnow in solid luminous, 2hk, blunt marked props, glass eyes (hairlines), about VG+ (wear/soiling, a few chips, age lines), and a Midget Woodpecker, red/white, also about VG+.

Finished in extremely rare red head orange body with black spots, an uncataloged color on the 962, requiring a special order. Condition is at least VG+/Ex-, with light wear, pointers, hairline and age

Bright yellow spotted finish with unmarked pointed props, although unfished about Ex- due to a small factory imperfection at the tail, cracked eyes and tight age lines. The Bass-Oreno introductory box

Includes an Excellent Red Side Finish (RSF) Bass Oreno, a Very Good plus Rainbow finish Combination minnow with tail hair loss and a couple of tiny paint chips and an Excellent minus Green Scale three

South Bend Midget Surf-Oreno #962 RH, 2 3/4" with original box. This lure features glass eyes, bright clean hardware and all original paint remains. There are a couple of surface scuffs around the mid

Short production bait made for only three years (1929-1931), with good glass eyes, stenciled back, and finished in a beautiful dark green crackleback, gold belly and pink sides. Condition of this rare

Finished in white with black back stripe and red hand painted gill marks. Rigged with marked pointed props and good white iris glass eyes, appearing unfished, condition is about Ex- with light wear, s

Finished in solid white, with red hand painted gill marks, marked pointed props, good glass eyes, about VG+ with wear, hook marks, partial ring around the belly weight and age lines. A very tough colo

Nice condition on this teen's 3hk minnow in seldom seen yellow hex finish. With good white iris glass eyes, and unmarked pointed props, condition is shiny Ex-/Ex, with only light box wear, a few point

Shiny red hex finish with hand painted black gill marks, white bucktail, good white iris glass eyes, and marked pointed spinners. Condition is much better than most, at least Ex-, with light wear, a f

Bright rainbow finish with good glass eyes, marked props, shiny Ex-, and coming in its correctly stamped 903 RAIN introductory box (printed interior box bottom) that’s about VG+/Ex-. Also includ

South Bend Panatella Minnow 913 RHT W Fishing Lure w/ Box. Lure is in very nice condition with crazing of the paint on underside, and minor rust on the hooks. Box is in worn condition from age and han

1926 pocket catalog, 6" x 3 1/2", color Fish-Oreno center section and fold over shipping cover, in Ex-/Ex condition, and a Crippled MInnow, green scale, good glass eyes, unmarked floppy spinners, unfi

The lure shown is in a beautiful rainbow color pattern with blue eye shadow and back stripe. This antique wooden minnow has haunting glass eyes as shown. The lure has forward, and rear marked props an

Early version with unmarked pointed spinner, thin hand painted gill marks, and blemish free white iris glass eyes. Finished in rarely seen yellow hex, with light wear/soiling, tiny factory imperfectio

Finished in frog spot, bright and shiny, marked blunt spinners, 3hk, about Ex-. Housed in a seldom seen introductory Troll-Oreno box that's VG+/Ex- with the Sheridan R. Jones collection stamp on the i

Finished in bright yellow perch with marked blunt props, shiny Ex-, with light wear, hairlines in one eye, a few small hook marks and age lines, most likely unfished. Coming in its correct seldom seen

3hk in shiny white hex finish with hand painted gill marks, a full bucktail, pointed marked props and good white iris glass eyes. Most likely unfished but about Ex- due to light wear, nose chips, a co