The Wayne & Lori Edens Fishing Lure Collection

The Wayne & Lori Edens Fishing Lure Collection

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The Wayne & Lori Edens Fishing Lure Collection

The Wayne & Lori Edens Fishing Lure Collection

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CREEK CHUB NO 900 SPECIAL BABY PIKIE MINNOW IN CORRECT BOX

Lot # 1051 (Sale Order: 51 of 622)      

3 - 1/4" Length. Creek Chub specials were limited only to the fisherman’s imagination and as long as you ordered a dozen, they’d make you almost any pattern you could come up with. This bait is finished in sort of a bone or off-white color with a thick black racing stripe and eye shadow. It is on the thinner side, with double line ties suggesting a manufacture date sometime in the 1930s. A similar pattern is shown on a Tiny Tim in the Specials Section of Dr. Smith’s Blue Creek Chub Book on page 186.
3 - 1/4" Length. Creek Chub specials were limited only to the fisherman’s imagination and as long as you ordered a dozen, they’d make you almost any pattern you could com...moree up with. This bait is finished in sort of a bone or off-white color with a thick black racing stripe and eye shadow. It is on the thinner side, with double line ties suggesting a manufacture date sometime in the 1930s. A similar pattern is shown on a Tiny Tim in the Specials Section of Dr. Smith’s Blue Creek Chub Book on page 186.

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CREEK CHUB SIDE HOOK SARASOTA IN SILVER FLASH

Lot # 1052 (Sale Order: 52 of 622)      

4 - 3/8” length. Special order made for Sutcliffe Co. of Louisville, KY. Finished in color number 18 Silver Flash, this example is very clean and grades Excellent. Solid glass eyes and bright, shiny hardware. Please refer to page 223 in Fred Sweeney’s new Creek Chub book for more info.
4 - 3/8” length. Special order made for Sutcliffe Co. of Louisville, KY. Finished in color number 18 Silver Flash, this example is very clean and grades Excellent. Solid ...moreglass eyes and bright, shiny hardware. Please refer to page 223 in Fred Sweeney’s new Creek Chub book for more info.

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WILLIAM STUART & CO CONGRESS WOODEN MINNOW IN BOX

Lot # 1053 (Sale Order: 53 of 622)      

3 - 1/2" Length. One of the rarest early minnows you will ever see, precious few examples of William Stuart & Co.’s baits still exist today. Fortunately, included with this auction is an exceptionally rare box insert, detailing Stuart’s different models, colors, and configurations, and the importance of this document cannot be overstated. As a result, we can derive that the 3 5/8-inch bait included in this lot, painted in “green”, is model number 103-G. The box is a wooden, 2-way slide top with a handwritten capital “G” on one end. The lid advertises a “Congress” Wooden Minnow and states “Patent applied for”. We know that Stuart’s Eclipse patent dates to about 1905. The box’s condition is Very Good Plus to Excellent Minus and it is solid at all joints. The minnow has some flaking due to no primer coat under the green & white finish. Solid white glass eyes appear “stalky”, as they are mounted in shallow depressions in the wood body. Typical Stuart shallow aluminum cups and brass prop shafts supporting two unmarked, pointed, forward-oriented tube props. Two belly weights and three sets of very folky hand painted gill marks round out this extraordinary offering.
3 - 1/2" Length. One of the rarest early minnows you will ever see, precious few examples of William Stuart & Co.’s baits still exist today. Fortunately, included with th...moreis auction is an exceptionally rare box insert, detailing Stuart’s different models, colors, and configurations, and the importance of this document cannot be overstated. As a result, we can derive that the 3 5/8-inch bait included in this lot, painted in “green”, is model number 103-G. The box is a wooden, 2-way slide top with a handwritten capital “G” on one end. The lid advertises a “Congress” Wooden Minnow and states “Patent applied for”. We know that Stuart’s Eclipse patent dates to about 1905. The box’s condition is Very Good Plus to Excellent Minus and it is solid at all joints. The minnow has some flaking due to no primer coat under the green & white finish. Solid white glass eyes appear “stalky”, as they are mounted in shallow depressions in the wood body. Typical Stuart shallow aluminum cups and brass prop shafts supporting two unmarked, pointed, forward-oriented tube props. Two belly weights and three sets of very folky hand painted gill marks round out this extraordinary offering.

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FOUR BROTHERS 5-HOOK NEVERFAIL MINNOW IN MAROON BOX

Lot # 1054 (Sale Order: 54 of 622)      

3 - 3/4” length. Easily one of the best-preserved combos in existence, the box grades solid Excellent and the minnow is bordering on immaculate. The bait is finished in color #68, “White Over All, Red Splash On Head”. Definitely unfished, and the absence of any age lines are an indicator this bait has spent most of its existence in a climate-stable environment. Unquestionably a top-tier example, and the best of the best compared with other Pflueger five-hook minnows.
3 - 3/4” length. Easily one of the best-preserved combos in existence, the box grades solid Excellent and the minnow is bordering on immaculate. The bait is finished in c...moreolor #68, “White Over All, Red Splash On Head”. Definitely unfished, and the absence of any age lines are an indicator this bait has spent most of its existence in a climate-stable environment. Unquestionably a top-tier example, and the best of the best compared with other Pflueger five-hook minnows.

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FOUR BROTHERS NEVERFAIL 3-HOOK UNDERWATER MINNOW IN MAROON BOX

Lot # 1055 (Sale Order: 55 of 622)      

3 - 1/8” length. This early teens combo has everything going for it: Beautiful Rainbow paint, stellar solid Excellent condition with clear glass eyes, and a super nice, vibrant maroon box.
3 - 1/8” length. This early teens combo has everything going for it: Beautiful Rainbow paint, stellar solid Excellent condition with clear glass eyes, and a super nice, v...moreibrant maroon box.

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SAMUEL FRIEND 5-HOOK MINNOW

Lot # 1056 (Sale Order: 56 of 622)      

4” length. This extremely rare historic link in the evolution of the American wood minnow slots in around 1905. This Friend minnow comes with aluminum props, as opposed to its Pardee contemporary having German Silver props. The bait is brass wire rigged in both directions and finished in aluminum with the sweeping black back stripe. Bold red gill mark extending up into the back stripe and pristine egg yolk glass eyes. The bait shows very little wear, as evidenced by most or all of the red prop bearing paint still intact. One of the finest known.
4” length. This extremely rare historic link in the evolution of the American wood minnow slots in around 1905. This Friend minnow comes with aluminum props, as opposed t...moreo its Pardee contemporary having German Silver props. The bait is brass wire rigged in both directions and finished in aluminum with the sweeping black back stripe. Bold red gill mark extending up into the back stripe and pristine egg yolk glass eyes. The bait shows very little wear, as evidenced by most or all of the red prop bearing paint still intact. One of the finest known.

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OUTSTANDING GREEN & WHITE LAKE GEORGE FLOATER

Lot # 1057 (Sale Order: 57 of 622)      

2 - 1/2" Length. One of the mintiest examples you’ll ever see, this unique bait features a cork ball attached to an armature and screw eyes reinforced with thumbtacks to control hook movement. Usually, these show some degree of having been used, but this 1912 Michigan-made bait stands out as being likely unfished.
2 - 1/2" Length. One of the mintiest examples you’ll ever see, this unique bait features a cork ball attached to an armature and screw eyes reinforced with thumbtacks to ...morecontrol hook movement. Usually, these show some degree of having been used, but this 1912 Michigan-made bait stands out as being likely unfished.

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LAKE GEORGE FLOATER IN RED AND WHITE

Lot # 1058 (Sale Order: 58 of 622)      

2 - 1/2" Length. Made in Michigan starting in 1912, these baits are usually found with significant wear. This example seems to have escaped most of it with tight agelines, a couple rubs and some soiling that might clean. A much better than average example.
2 - 1/2" Length. Made in Michigan starting in 1912, these baits are usually found with significant wear. This example seems to have escaped most of it with tight agelines...more, a couple rubs and some soiling that might clean. A much better than average example.

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BERT GOBLE DOUBLE JOINTED CELLULOID WOOD BAIT IN BOX

Lot # 1059 (Sale Order: 59 of 622)      

5 - 1/2" Length. Of the two types of boxes, this is the harder to find of the two. On one end the box is marked “Cat. Nu. 3112 Size: large and Colour: A”. Graphics are vibrant and box bottom is stamped “Made In Germany”. The lure is one of the nicest ones known and would be extremely difficult to upgrade as other than a few age lines, this bait is mint. Perfect glass eyes and extra clean hardware.
5 - 1/2" Length. Of the two types of boxes, this is the harder to find of the two. On one end the box is marked “Cat. Nu. 3112 Size: large and Colour: A”. Graphics are vi...morebrant and box bottom is stamped “Made In Germany”. The lure is one of the nicest ones known and would be extremely difficult to upgrade as other than a few age lines, this bait is mint. Perfect glass eyes and extra clean hardware.

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HARDY BROTHERS 9” DIAMETER FORTUNA REEL

Lot # 1060 (Sale Order: 60 of 622)      

White metal with twin black handles, clean all around, and stamped “The Fortuna” on the back plate. Star drag and smooth, unaltered foot.

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SHAKESPEARE NO 43 SUBMERGED WOODEN MINNOW IN GREENBACK IN PICTURE BOX

Lot # 1061 (Sale Order: 61 of 622)      

3 - 3/4" Length. Super tough pre-1910 combo with a maroon picture box correctly marked for the No 42 GW minnow that accompanies it. The box is solid, in good condition and carries the label that extends down one end carrying the model info. The 2-belly weight lure has B props, solid yellow glass eyes, 3 sets of gill marks, and grades Very Good.
3 - 3/4" Length. Super tough pre-1910 combo with a maroon picture box correctly marked for the No 42 GW minnow that accompanies it. The box is solid, in good condition an...mored carries the label that extends down one end carrying the model info. The 2-belly weight lure has B props, solid yellow glass eyes, 3 sets of gill marks, and grades Very Good.

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GREEN & YELLOW BOX ONLY FOR SHAKESPEARE WOODEN MINNOW

Lot # 1062 (Sale Order: 62 of 622)      

5 - 1/4” x 2” x 1”. 1734 Wooden Minnow. Dating from approximately 1905 and utilizing the earlier numbering system, this box was intended to house a 3-hook minnow in Brown Back, Yellow Belly. The label is in decent condition with just a little paper loss near the top, and the label folds over the edge and extends down one box end. The green box is solid on all corners and is in a very unusual color for this time frame.
5 - 1/4” x 2” x 1”. 1734 Wooden Minnow. Dating from approximately 1905 and utilizing the earlier numbering system, this box was intended to house a 3-hook minnow in Brown...more Back, Yellow Belly. The label is in decent condition with just a little paper loss near the top, and the label folds over the edge and extends down one box end. The green box is solid on all corners and is in a very unusual color for this time frame.

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THE SMITH MINNOW FROM THE HEDDON FACTORY BOARD

Lot # 1063 (Sale Order: 63 of 622)      

3 - 1/4” length. Charles H. Smith operated the LaGrange Bait Co. in Indiana making these baits around 1905. This exact minnow belonged to Will Heddon, who handmade his own version. This Minnow can clearly be seen in photos of the factory board and it is featured in The Heddon Legacy on page 177. This important bait features blemish-free milky glass eyes, brass screw eyes, un-plated hooks, and an ingenious mechanical tail. Two belly weights and with some wear from use, this bait grades Very Good Plus.
3 - 1/4” length. Charles H. Smith operated the LaGrange Bait Co. in Indiana making these baits around 1905. This exact minnow belonged to Will Heddon, who handmade his ow...moren version. This Minnow can clearly be seen in photos of the factory board and it is featured in The Heddon Legacy on page 177. This important bait features blemish-free milky glass eyes, brass screw eyes, un-plated hooks, and an ingenious mechanical tail. Two belly weights and with some wear from use, this bait grades Very Good Plus.

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SHAKESPEARE NO. 64 FIVE HOOK RED MUSKY MINNOW WITH PICTURE BOX

Lot # 1064 (Sale Order: 64 of 622)      

Rare and beautiful 5 - 1/2" solid red Trolling Minnow with big, perfect, yellow glass eyes, Shakespeare “A” props, and the wire clip hook hanger system. Three sets of thin, black gill marks and two belly weights. This high forehead bait dates to about 1906 - 1907 and it comes with a slightly later, incredibly desirable Shakespeare Muscallonge Minnow picture box, c. 1908. The box itself is solid on all seams and corners, with some normal wear to the edges. The label extends down over one end flap to display size and model number, with “75” written in pencil under “Size”. These oversized baits are rarely ever seen, and putting a picture box of this era into your collection would be quite a rare and impressive accomplishment.
Rare and beautiful 5 - 1/2" solid red Trolling Minnow with big, perfect, yellow glass eyes, Shakespeare “A” props, and the wire clip hook hanger system. Three sets of thi...moren, black gill marks and two belly weights. This high forehead bait dates to about 1906 - 1907 and it comes with a slightly later, incredibly desirable Shakespeare Muscallonge Minnow picture box, c. 1908. The box itself is solid on all seams and corners, with some normal wear to the edges. The label extends down over one end flap to display size and model number, with “75” written in pencil under “Size”. These oversized baits are rarely ever seen, and putting a picture box of this era into your collection would be quite a rare and impressive accomplishment.

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SHAKESPEARE RHODES MECHANICAL FROG WITH GREY CARDBOARD BOX

Lot # 1065 (Sale Order: 65 of 622)      

4" Length. Dating to about 1909, this bait and box are among the most prized by collectors. The bait is in Good condition with some even wear, and has the typical legs separated from the body; however, it still displays quite nicely. The Frog has the round-shaped belly weight. The box is a nice, solid example with bold graphics.
4" Length. Dating to about 1909, this bait and box are among the most prized by collectors. The bait is in Good condition with some even wear, and has the typical legs se...moreparated from the body; however, it still displays quite nicely. The Frog has the round-shaped belly weight. The box is a nice, solid example with bold graphics.

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SHAKESPEARE NO 33 SUBMERGED WOODEN MINNOW IN GREENBACK, RED SIDES IN WOOD BOX

Lot # 1066 (Sale Order: 66 of 622)      

3" Length. A nice B-Prop example with extra clean hardware including the pointed props and the flat plate hanger. Nice paint with a ring around the belly weight, and some very minor varnish lines. Two hand painted gill marks and perfect glass eyes. Comes in a nice wooden box with scattered light staining and a tiny remnant of a paper end label.
3" Length. A nice B-Prop example with extra clean hardware including the pointed props and the flat plate hanger. Nice paint with a ring around the belly weight, and some...more very minor varnish lines. Two hand painted gill marks and perfect glass eyes. Comes in a nice wooden box with scattered light staining and a tiny remnant of a paper end label.

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SHAKESPEARE WORDEN BUCKTAIL REVOLUTION IN YELLOW WITH GOLD SPOTS

Lot # 1067 (Sale Order: 67 of 622)      

2" Length. A later model in outstanding condition in the desired yellow spotted finish, this bait dates to about 1909.

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SHAKESPEARE NO. 44 SUBMERGED WOODEN MINNOW IN ALUMINUM

Lot # 1068 (Sale Order: 68 of 622)      

3 - 3/4" Length. Third generation pointed props and flat plate hangers date this great minnow to the late teens. Aluminum paint is very tough to find on these baits and this example is in much better condition than the average. Three sets of HPGM and nice glass eyes.
3 - 3/4" Length. Third generation pointed props and flat plate hangers date this great minnow to the late teens. Aluminum paint is very tough to find on these baits and t...morehis example is in much better condition than the average. Three sets of HPGM and nice glass eyes.

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SHAKESPEARE NO 33 METALIZED UNDERWATER MINNOW

Lot # 1069 (Sale Order: 69 of 622)      

3 - 1/4” length. Not easy to find without cracks or splits to the metal “skin”. This example dates to the Teens with its B-style props and flat plate hook hangers. It has perfect glass eyes and grades about Excellent Minus.
3 - 1/4” length. Not easy to find without cracks or splits to the metal “skin”. This example dates to the Teens with its B-style props and flat plate hook hangers. It has...more perfect glass eyes and grades about Excellent Minus.

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RED SHAKESPEARE UNDERWATER MINNOW WITH A-NOTCH PROPS

Lot # 1070 (Sale Order: 70 of 622)      

2 - 3/4" Length. C. 1907 three-hook, two belly weight Submerged Wooden Minnow is finished in red, which may or may not be the original paint - it's hard to tell. Aside from the finish issue, the lure looks to have all of its original hardware.
2 - 3/4" Length. C. 1907 three-hook, two belly weight Submerged Wooden Minnow is finished in red, which may or may not be the original paint - it's hard to tell. Aside fr...moreom the finish issue, the lure looks to have all of its original hardware.

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SHAKESPEARE NO. 44 SUBMERGED WOODEN MINNOW IN YELLOW PERCH

Lot # 1071 (Sale Order: 71 of 622)      

3 - 3/4". Excellent Minus condition with three sets of HPGM, pointed props, flat plate hangers, and solid glass eyes. The bait was likely made around the late teens.

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SHAKESPEARE NO. 44 MINNOW WITH A-NOTCH PROPS

Lot # 1072 (Sale Order: 72 of 622)      

3 - 3/4" Length. Super tough pre-1910 underwater minnow in solid red. There are several touch-ups around the bait. It is 3 - 3/4" long, has the wire clip hangers, rare A-Notch props, and the signature yellow hand-painted gills. The hardware is all very clean and looks to be original.
3 - 3/4" Length. Super tough pre-1910 underwater minnow in solid red. There are several touch-ups around the bait. It is 3 - 3/4" long, has the wire clip hangers, rare A-...moreNotch props, and the signature yellow hand-painted gills. The hardware is all very clean and looks to be original.

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TWO SHAKESPEARE BAIT CASTING REELS IN BOXES

Lot # 1073 (Sale Order: 73 of 622)      

Each: 3” x 2 - 1/4” x 3 - 5/8”. Included is an Excellent 1962 Superior-Kalamazoo Jeweled, Level-Winding 1924 model with clicker, and coming its correct box. Also included is a Marhoff Patent Level-Winding reel No. 1964, model 1924, 100 Yds. This reel is also jeweled, is in Excellent condition, and comes with its correct marked box. Also included are the inserts pictured.
Each: 3” x 2 - 1/4” x 3 - 5/8”. Included is an Excellent 1962 Superior-Kalamazoo Jeweled, Level-Winding 1924 model with clicker, and coming its correct box. Also included...more is a Marhoff Patent Level-Winding reel No. 1964, model 1924, 100 Yds. This reel is also jeweled, is in Excellent condition, and comes with its correct marked box. Also included are the inserts pictured.

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SHAKESPEARE WHIRLWIND SPINNER IN WHITE

Lot # 1074 (Sale Order: 74 of 622)      

1 - 1/4” Length. Making its debut circa 1910, these little ball-shaped baits are a favorite among collectors. All-white is slightly tougher to find than the red or yellow versions. This one grades Very Good with general wear from use.
1 - 1/4” Length. Making its debut circa 1910, these little ball-shaped baits are a favorite among collectors. All-white is slightly tougher to find than the red or yellow...more versions. This one grades Very Good with general wear from use.

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SHAKESPEARE NO 33 SUBMERGED WOODEN MINNOW IN PIKE SCALE

Lot # 1075 (Sale Order: 75 of 622)      

3” length. Pointed props and flat plate hangers on this c. late 1910s lure. Sweeping gills extending into the cups and good glass eyes with an inclusion or two. Chocolate brown bars over cream-colored body finish with an overall grade of at least Good Plus.
3” length. Pointed props and flat plate hangers on this c. late 1910s lure. Sweeping gills extending into the cups and good glass eyes with an inclusion or two. Chocolate...more brown bars over cream-colored body finish with an overall grade of at least Good Plus.

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