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Black Giant John Pritzlaff Line Spool The Black Giant John Pritzlaff Line Spool is a wonderful piece of history. The John Pritzlaff Hardware Company (est. 1850) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin sold Japan silk fishing lines, manufactured for them by the Cortland Line Company (est. 1915) of Cortland, New York. This particular label with the “JPHCO” trademark […]
King Pin Braided Silk Line Spool This King Pin Braided Silk Line Spool is a classic fishing collectible. This version of the KING-PIN highest quality braided silk casting line was introduced more than 100 years ago in 1916 by the B. F. Gladding Line Company (est. 1816) of South Otselic, New York boxed in an […]
Venetian Brand Gladding Japan Silk Fishing Line Spool This 1912 Venetian Brand Gladding Japan Silk Fishing Line Spool for lake or stream was manufactured by the B. F. Gladding Line Company (est. 1816) of South Otselic, New York. The label features the ‘new” Gladding trade mark introduced in 1912 in the center and the VENETIAN […]
Donegal Brand Gladding Cuttyhunk Irish Linen Line Spool The Donegal Brand Gladding Cuttyhunk Irish Linen Line Spool made for bass fishing was introduced in 1912 by the B. F. Gladding Line Company (est 1816) of South Otselic, New York. Gladding continued to make this DONEGAL brand until World War II, however, this version of the […]
Lance Brand Gladding Best Silk Fishing Line Spool The Lance Brand Gladding Best Silk Fishing Line Spool history; 85 + years ago this B F Gladding LANCE brand hit the bull’s eye with customers when it was introduced in 1931 as it was offered as a moderately priced but quality Japan silk casting line that […]
Vintage Airline Brand Newtons Wooden Fishing Line Spool This scarce 80 year old unused and like new full spool of the AIRLINE brand braided Nylon casting line, waterproofed by the patented Cravenette method, which was exclusive to its maker, the Newton Line Company (est.1909) of Homer, New York was introduced in 1939 and then produced […]
Boatmans Ashaway Cuttyhunk Twisted Linen Fishing Line Spool The History of Boatmans Ashaway Cuttyhunk Twisted Linen Fishing Line Spool; Ernest Hemingway owned a 38-foot fishing boat named Pilar. It was acquired in April 1934 from Wheeler Shipbuilding in Brooklyn, New York. It looked very much like the boat on this 1933 Boatmen’s Special Cuttyhunk by […]
2005 NFLCC Magazine Article Index This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2005 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2005 Volume 15 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures Reels Tackle & Flea Market Items From […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2002 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2002 Volume 12 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures, Heddon Pf;ueger, South Bend, Charmers, Frogs, […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2001 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2001 Volume 11 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Lures, Harkauf. From the Editor by Dudley Murphy […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2000 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2000 Volume 10 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a Collection of Antique Fly Rod Lures, Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub. From […]
Creek Chub Baby Crawdad The Creek Chub Baby Crawdad Lure was first introduced in 1918 and was first called the Crab Wiggler, later the Crawdad. The antique lure was a Creek Chub model series 400, and was a smaller version of the crab or crawdad. The Crawdad lure had quite a production run and was […]
Antique Fishing Line Blocks by John Etchieson Antique Fishing Line Blocks; 133 years ago in 1884 a fisherman was just as likely to find his fishing lines to be packaged on a wooden frame, called a “line block”, as he was to find them wrapped onto a round wooden spool since those had only been […]
Payne Humane Woggle Bug Lure The Payne Humane Woggle Bug Lure is a part hook appliance and part vintage fishing lure manufactured in Chicago, Illinois. This wooden antique lure measures 3 1/4″ in length. The lure doesn’t feature glass or tack eyes, moreover, the single forward line tie screws / anchors give the appearance of […]
1937 Hall’s Celebrated Florida Pride Brand Twisted Linen Fishing Line Card This 1937 Hall’s Celebrated FLORIDA PRIDE brand twisted linen fishing line coiled on a rectangular card was manufactured from the highest quality flax imported from Ireland by the Henry Hall Line Company (est. 1840) of Highland Mills, New York. This line which came in […]
ILIUM Brand Special Braided Line Coiled Round Card This extra quality ILIUM brand special braided line coiled on a round card was manufactured from black and white smooth combed cotton threads closely braided by the W. H. (William Henry) Draper & Son Company (est. 1865) of Troy New York. The ILIUM brand was introduced prior […]
Heddon Luny Frog Lure Initially the Heddon Luny Frog Lure was introduced around 1927. Changes in material would influence the way Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan would do business for decades to come. Making a switch from the standard wooden material, Heddon would evolve into a colossal giant making artificial baits with plastics. It widely known […]
Pflueger Red Devil Spinner Antique Lure The Pflueger Red Devil Spinner Antique Lure is another lure made by Pflueger of Akron Ohio that would evolve over time. The model before this would be a wrapped twine body where now was made of wood. The Red Devil Spinner was given a model series 2700 and was produced […]
Heddon Giant Jointed Vamp Frog Scale Lure The Heddon Giant Jointed Vamp Lure is a serious wooden lure and admittingly larger than most of the fish I catch. The model 7350 was wooden, glass eyed, antique fishing lure is 6″ in length, jointed in the middle. This antique lure crafted by Heddon of Dowagiac Michigan […]
South Bend Pike Oreno Lure The South Bend Pike Oreno Lure was given a model number 957, by the South Bend Bait Company of South Bend, Indiana. The wooden antique lure went through a host of changes in its 21 years. The lure was first introduced in 1931 and lasted all the way until 1952. […]
Edgren Spinning Minnow Lure The Edgren Spinning Minnow Lure was first introduced in 1904. The lure was made by the Edgren Manufacturing Company our of Chicago Illinois. This smallish metal fish shaped antique fishing lure was available in three different models and sizes. Sizes 1-3 were offered for sale, with Size 1 the largest, measuring […]
South Bend Underwater Minnow 905 The South Bend Underwater Minnow 905 series is Circa 1912. This 905 series wooden, glass eyed minnow lure was made for over 20 years. The lure was South Bends 5 Hook Underwater minnow lure was the companies industry standard 5 hook lure at the time. The lure had a front […]
2006 NFLCC Magazine Article Index This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2006 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2006 Volume 16 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures Reels Tackle & Flea Market Items Cover […]
NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2008 This NFLCC Magazine Article Index 2008 contain the below Mentioned Articles. These and other Issues can be purchased by following the link below. National Fishing Luce Collectors Club Magazines June 2008 Volume 18 Issue Number 1 Cover Photo includes a amazing Collection of Antique Lures Rod & Reel. From the Editor by […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures
WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition
WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition This WD Chapman Minnow Propeller Definition is a pretty unique advertisement. It lends itself or proves that life was simpler back then in the 19th century. In a day and age where everything seems to be complicated from our fishing boats to the equipment installed upon them, we have come […]
Pflueger Antique Lure Sign Ad This Pflueger Antique Lure Sign Ad window sign was published in a 1905 Vol. 23 of “The Hardware Magazine”. The ad specifies how dealers in Pflueger’s Fishing Tackle can get one. I will take a dozen please. Finding Point of Sale or store displays for the Antique Lures, Reels and […]
Millsite Daily Double Lure The introductory variation of the Millsite Daily Double Lure is an ingenious antique fishing lure. The lure being able to be fished deep or shallow from the selection of which line tie the angler would attach affecting its depth. This example is the Floater variation of the famous lure, dated from 1941 […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures, Pflueger Lures
Enterprise Manufacturing Pflueger Fishing Tackle Plant
Enterprise Manufacturing Pflueger Fishing Tackle Plant This great Enterprise Manufacturing Pflueger Fishing Tackle Plant article comes to us from November 10th, 1900. The article found in the trade rag, Hardware; A Review of the American Hardware Market. The article discusses the growth and transition through acquisition of the Enterprise Manufacturing Company, Pflueger. Enterprise Manufacturing Pflueger Fishing […]
Raven Thos Wood Fishing Line Spool The history behind the Raven Thos Wood Fishing Line Spool. This 80 year old rare and unused 1939 RAVEN brand silk casting line with an attractive Art Deco – Streamline Moderne style designed silver and red foil paper label was manufactured by the Thos. H. Wood Company (1880 – […]
Marathon Brand Fishing Line Spool This Marathon Brand Fishing Line Spool is over 80 years old. This rare full and unused 1939 MARATHON brand braided waterproofed silk bait casting line was produced for just 3 year with silk imported from Japan and spooled onto this mahogany colored wooden line spool by the Marathon Line Company […]
Little Comet Brand Line Spool This Little Comet Brand Line Spool is over 80 years old. Dating to 1930’s era LITTLE COMET brand pure silk fishing line was made for the Montgomery Ward catalog and retail department stores by the Cortland Line Company of Cortland New York. It is thought that the brand name LITTLE […]
Mayo Brand Cuttyhunk Line Spool This Mayo Brand Cuttyhunk Line Spool is Circa 1930 an introductory year version of the MAYO brand twisted Irish linen Cuttyhunk line was manufactured by the Newton Line Company (est. 1909) of Homer, New York from 1930 through 1941 using 4 label variations with this one being the first. The […]
Newton’s Admiral Line Antique Wooden Fishing Line Spool This Newton’s Admiral Line Antique Wooden Fishing Line Spool twisted linen Cuttyhunk line was manufactured by the Newton Line Company (est. 1909) of Homer, New York. This line was only manufactured in 1940 and 1941 during that same period when Admiral Harold R. Stark was the Chief […]
Shore Line Brand Wooden Fishing Line Spool This Shore Line Brand Wooden Fishing Line Spool is made of the finest quality Irish linen line was manufactured from 1937 to 1941 by the Cortland Line Company (est. 1915) of Cortland, New York. It was made without the Cortland company name for resale by the retail trade […]
Scarlet Chief Gladding Wooden Fishing Line Spool This Scarlet Chief Gladding Wooden Fishing Line Spool brand mirror finish fishing line was constructed of a high quality braided Egyptian cotton in dark green color combined with specks of scarlet colored threads. It was introduced in 1912 by the B. F. Gladding Company (est. 1816) of South […]
Alta Line Antique Wooden Fishing Line Spool This Alta Line Antique Wooden Fishing Line Spool is 115 year old. Circa 1903 era ALTA brand Linen line for salt or fresh water fishing was hand made from the best flax imported from Ireland and manufactured by the Henry Hall Line Company (est. 1840) of Highland Mills, […]
Congress Tackle Hall Brand Line Spool This Congress Tackle Hall Brand Line Spool is 80 years ago in 1937 this Cuttyhunk linen fishing line was made by the Hall Line Company of Highland Mills, New York for the Supplee-Biddle Hardware Co. of Philadelphia, a huge wholesale dealer in fishing tackle who used the trade mark […]
I ran across this great history of the O’Shaugnessy fish hook in Limerick; Its History and Antiquities by Maurice Lenihan (Dublin, 1866). He notes that the once great reputation of Limerick hooks had all but died by the 1860s, with only one master hook maker left. It’s a fabulous history and I’ve not seen this […]
Beetle Bug Bait Lure The evolution of the Beetle Bug Bait Lure starts with these Rare Weighted Prototype Vintage Lures. The first two pictures feature one with White Buck-tail Red Feather. Both examples have identical measurements to an actual Beetle Bug Bait Company Beetle Bug. They were acquired at an NFLCC lure meet many years […]
19th Century Fishing Lures, Antique Lure and Reel Ads, Antique Lures
Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story
Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story This Skinner Gananoque Antique Lure Story is borrowed from; A souvenir of the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River. by John Haddock, and was written in 1895. We see another famed antique lure maker referenced, WD Chapman of Theresa NY. The old articles are great to be able to associate the […]
Clewell Snakerbait Lure The Clewell Snakerbait Lure was first introduced in 1926. Robert L Clewell from Canton, Ohio came up with this strange looking antique fishing lure that is very sought after by antique lure collectors. This painted early form of plastic or rubber wound or built onto a wire harness, in the shapes of […]
Antique Lures, Collectible Fishing Empherma (Books, Catalogs, Photos, Etc), Fly Fishing
Louis Rhead Gamy Black Bass
Louis Rhead Gamy Black Bass The illustration by Louis Rhead Gamy Black Bass was part of a feature from the Brooklyn daily Feature on June 21, 1908. The Title of Gamy Black Bass How it is Caught with Bait and Fly, How and Where uses Rhead’s masterful use of illustrations to give the reader a […]
Pflueger All In One Lure In this page a Pflueger All in One Minnow Antique Fishing Lure Correct Box . The all in one minnow, a model 3500, is a very desirable and scarce Pflueger minnow lure that was first introduced around 1914 and lasted until 1923. This wooden lure has a taped cigar shape […]
Heddon Dummy Double Lure Paperwork This Heddon Dummy Double Lure Paperwork is a scarce and desirable piece. It usually is the last piece to complete the lure box and paperwork combo. This is the short version (As there is a larger size as well) of the paperwork and dates to 1916-1918. the paperwork shows a […]
Miss Golddigger Lure The Miss Golddigger Lure was the invention of Jodell White. Jodell was a simple man, who grew up during the depression. As we have seen before the countries economic woes would supplant many families, including the White’s. Jodell’s family was forced to move around during his early years as many families would […]
Spinno Minno Lure The Spinno Minnow lure is a antique lure collector favorite, and is a model series 500. This plastic fishing lure was first produced by the Pecos River Tackle Company of Carlsbad, New Mexico in 1944. The fishing lure measures roughly 2 1/2″ in body length, not counting hardware, and tips the scales […]
Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler 1918 In this Antique Lure History Whence The Plug American Angler article you will find an amazing read. I was truly excited when I ran across this gem. If you love antique lures and you love the history bind them, you will love the article from the May […]
Vintage German Silver Coxe Model 25-3 Reel This Vintage German Silver Coxe Model 25-3 is a treasure to hold. This antique casting Reel is in the correct marked brown stitched Leather Case. These reels were Never Cataloged making some of the details obscure. Virtually the same as the No.25-2, but with a re-designed free spool […]
Heddon Dowagiac P51 Antique Reel The Heddon Dowagiac P51 Antique Reel was first introduced in 1952. The beautiful reel expounded on the Heddon Pal line up and was the brother to the P-41. While not nearly as popular this vintage bait casting reel was only made for 2 short years, and gone from Heddon Catalogs […]