Mid-Century Modern
Lot of 8 Heddon Scissortail 9830 Series wooden fishing lures in display case, mid-century, with original sales insert card
Estate sale in Denver, PA: Dec 10
Photos: Morphy Auctions via EstateSales.NET · 50 photos in the full listing
| When | Thu, Dec 10 · 9:00 AM–11:59 PM |
| Where | Denver, PA 17517 (exact address not listed yet) |
| Run by | Morphy Auctions |
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- Lot of 8 Heddon Scissortail 9830 Series wooden fishing lures in display case, mid-century, with original sales insert card
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- Antique painted wooden articulated fish spearing/trolling lure with multiple treble hooks and spinner blade, likely early 1900s folk art fishing decoy
- Cummings' Marvelous Bass Getter top water bait with original box, George Cummings, New Jersey, late 19th/early 20th century propeller lure
- Early Dowagiac Casting Bait wooden minnow lure with original box, James Heddon & Son, Dowagiac Michigan, patented April 1, 1902
- Heddon Dowagiac Minnow fishing lure, orange/yellow tiger-striped finish, with original Heddon box, early 20th century
- Heddon Dowagiac Minnow original paper advertising insert 'The Why of It' and Hints for Success
- James Heddon & Son Dowagiac Minnow fishing lure in original wooden box with instruction sheet, early 1900s
- Heddon Dowagiac Minnow wooden fishing lure, red finish, with original box, early 1900s
- Heddon Spook wooden fishing lure with spinner blades, frog/perch scale pattern, in original BX-1 box, James Heddon's Sons Dowagiac Michigan, early 20th century
- Heddon's Dowagiac Game Fish Minnow fishing lure, orange/yellow finish, with original box
- Heddon's Dowagiac No. 200 Special surface bait, original printed paper insert, James Heddon's Sons Dowagiac Michigan
- Heddon's Dowagiac Game Fish Minnow wooden fishing lure, white/cream with red tail, three-hook, in original box
- Johnson's Automatic Striker Minnow fishing lure by C.A. Johnson, Chicago, with original box, U.S. Patent 2017903
- Lot of 16 vintage hand-tied and carved wood/cork popper and bass bug fishing lures, various colors with feather and hair tails
- Lot of 18 vintage Heddon wooden fishing lures in glass-top display case, including crackleback and red-head Torpedo-style baits, plus a boxed NEW Heddon lure
- Lot of 2 vintage Heddon wooden propeller-tail fishing lures, speckled gold finish, glass eyes, treble hooks
- Lot of 2 vintage wooden propeller-tail minnow fishing lures, crackle finish with glass eyes (possibly Heddon or Creek Chub style)
- Lot of 3 vintage Wiggle-King wood fishing lures with original boxes, floats/dives/swims, early-mid 20th century
- Lot of 3 vintage wooden fishing lures with feather tails and treble/single hooks, yellow, red, and natural finishes, likely mid-20th century
- Lot of 3 vintage wooden propeller-style fishing lures, likely Heddon Torpedo-type, painted scale patterns and treble hooks
- Lot of 4 Heddon Chugger Spook topwater lures on original cards, colors BM, NBL, GR, XRG, 2000s packaging
- Lot of 4 vintage fish-shaped sunfish/bluegill-pattern fishing lures with treble hooks, painted molded plastic or celluloid bodies
- Lot of 5 vintage wooden mouse-style fishing lures, painted gray, black, and yellow with treble hooks
- Lot of 6 vintage James Heddon's Sons Dowagiac wooden fishing lures with original Heddon boxes, including Heddon Spook and Torpedo-style baits
- Moonlight Bait Co. jointed wooden fishing lure in original box, green crackle finish, Paw Paw Michigan
- Moonlight Bait Co. wooden minnow lure in original box, red and orange striped finish with glass eyes, Paw Paw Michigan
- Paw Paw Fly Co. Indian Sign Bass Bugs and Feathered Lures box with vintage bass bug fly lure, Paw Paw Michigan, mid-20th century
- Shakespeare Revolution Bait aluminum propeller lure with original box, William Shakespeare, Kalamazoo Mich., patented Feb 5 1901
- Shakespeare Wooden Fishing Lure with Original Wooden Box, Wm. Shakespeare Jr. Company Kalamazoo Michigan, early 1900s spinner-tail style bait in cream/yellow paint with propeller spinners and treble hooks
- Tad-Poly vintage wooden fishing lure with original box, green scale finish, glass eyes, and metal lip (early 20th century)
- Vintage aluminum propeller fishing lure with bucktail skirt and brass fittings, early-mid 20th century
- Vintage aluminum propeller-tail fishing lure with treble hooks, likely early 20th century spinner/propeller bait
- Vintage copper-finished metal torpedo fishing lure with glass eye and wire spinner arms, in original wooden box
- Vintage Heddon wooden crackleback topwater fishing lure with glass eyes and dual treble hooks
- Vintage jointed wooden fishing lure with red head and cream body, two-section articulated swimmer with treble hooks, in original box
- Vintage painted metal fishing lure with pink-white finish, red spots, glass eye, and treble hook
- Vintage red painted wood propeller-tail topwater fishing lure with glass eyes and treble hooks, possibly Heddon-era
- Vintage wood-bodied topwater fishing lure with spinner blades and treble hooks, painted red/green spotted pattern, possibly Heddon or similar 1930s-1950s era
- Vintage wooden fish spearing/trolling lure with black crackle finish, yellow-white belly, glass eye, and nickel-plated tail and lip hardware (likely early-to-mid 20th century, possibly Heddon or similar American tackle maker)
- Vintage wooden fishing lure cream body red head glass eye treble hooks
- Vintage wooden fishing lure with green crackle finish, yellow belly, and red lip, three treble hook assemblies
- Vintage wooden fishing lure, green crackle finish with yellow belly and red gill, glass eyes, two treble hooks, likely Heddon-style topwater or minnow bait
- Vintage wooden minnow fishing lure with original handwritten box, possibly Creek Chub Pikie style
- Vintage wooden minnow fishing lure with spinner blades and treble hooks, orange-belly and green-back paint, likely early-to-mid 20th century
- Vintage wooden perch-pattern crankbait fishing lure with glass eyes and treble hooks, likely mid-20th century
- Vintage wooden propeller bug fishing lure, orange with black spots and stripes, glass eyes, double prop spinners
- Vintage wooden propeller-tail fishing lure, perch finish with glass eyes and nickel spinner blades (possibly Heddon)
- Vintage wooden surface fishing lure with painted red and green spots, likely Heddon-style torpedo, treble hooks
- Vintage wooden topwater fishing lure with red and green spots, likely Heddon or similar 1950s-60s style, with brass swivel and treble hooks
- Vintage wooden torpedo-style fishing lure, unpainted tan finish with red mouth, three treble hooks
- Fairform Bait Works J.H. Cummings 'See All' handmade striped wooden fishing float in display case, rare number 1 of 3 made
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