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FRIDAY-Fishing Tackle & Sportsmen's Auction
Previous Page Listing ID#: 1546807
Previous Page Listing ID#: 1546807
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Potsdam, NY 13676 |
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Friday Nov 3, 2023 Completed |
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Terms: 23% buyer's premium for online bidding, 18% buyer's premium for in house bidding with a 3% discount for paying with cash. Accepting Cash, NYS Check and all major credit cards.
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LANG'S TWO DAY
FISHING TACKLE & SPORTSMEN'S
AUCTION
Friday, November 3rd at 10am
Online and In-Person Auction
650 lots - Highlights to include: Great Selection of High End Collectible Fishing Lures by Various Makers, Numerous Quality Fishing Reels, Bamboo Fly Rods, Rare Flies, Fly Fishing Lures, Several Creels, Rare Metal Baits, Knives, Hunting & Fishing Buttons, Vintage Fishing Tin Types & Photographs.
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Saturday, November 4th at 9am
In-Person Discovery Auction - No Online Bidding for this Session
1400 Lots of Fishing & Sporting Collectibles
Fun fast paced auction w/ items for all levels of collectors. This auction includes collections from across the United States. Selling numerous bamboo fly rods, fresh water & salt water tackle, wide variety of reels by numerous makers, taxidermy, thousands of lures, vintage flies, fishing & sporting books, hunting & fishing buttons, sporting collectibles, knives, good contemporary usable tackle and graphite rods.
Previews: Thursday, November 2nd (5pm-7pm), Friday, November 3rd (8am-7pm) and Saturday, November 4th beginning at 8am
Located at Blanchard's Auction Hall
1891 Morley-Potsdam Rd. POTSDAM, NY
Terms: 23% buyer's premium for online bidding, 18% buyer's premium for in house bidding with a 3% discount for paying with cash. Accepting Cash, NYS Check and all major credit cards.
Kip Blanchard, Auctioneer - Blanchard's Auction Service (315) 265-7653
Auction held in conjunction with Lang's Fishing Tackle Auction Company.
1 Early Heddon Slopenose Expert White with blue head and red painted, 2hk, nickel hardware rigged, 2 pin collar, with the exception of common flaking to the collar the condition is shiny Ex-, much better than most. The c1911 white pasteboard box is printed with "Heddon's Genuine Do... 2 Heddon 100 Minnow Scarce white with red head and tail, L-rig, marked props, good glass eyes, VG+/Ex- with light wear, a few flakes, age lines. 3 Early Heddon 2509R Lucky 13 Lucky 13 in rarely seen natural scale, early cup rig model with recessed line tie and tail screw eye hardware, about VG+ due to light wear, pointers, mouth/lip/tail chipping, and age lines. Coming in an incorrect Brush box, about VG, stamped 2500RH, ... 4 Heddon Crab Wiggler Colorful finish with tri-color bars on this L-rigged 1800, good glass eyes and a marked 3 pin collar, about VG+. The early box is solid but a bit rough, the end stamp is not clear, but could be 1800. 5 Heddon 150 Underwater Minnow Finished in scarce sienna crackleback with red hand painted gill marks, unmarked pointed props and raised cup hardware, most likely dating to 1909/1910, shiny Ex-. The down bass box grades VG/VG+, stamped 5509P for an early shiner scale Gamefisher. 6 Heddon 8509J Basser Appearing unfished, the tough frog scale finish is bright and shiny on this 2pc rigged Basser, with good glass eyes, marked lip plate and in Ex condition. No upgrade needed here. 7 Heddon 300 Surface Minnow Finished in vivid rainbow, cup rigged with marked props, large blemish free glass eyes, and red hand painted gill marks. With light wear, flakes, varnish belly drag, tiny factory imperfections and age lines, shiny VG+, possibly unfished. A tough colo... 8 Heddon Tadpolly L-rig hardware and marked heart shaped plate, good glass eyes, frog spot finish, shiny Ex-. In VG/VG+ down bass box faintly stamped 5000S Tadpolly. Includes a color fold out catalog. 9 Heddon 139Z Torpedo Beautiful rainbow scale finish, good glass eyes, marked props, and 2pc hardware, strong Ex- condition, most likely unfished. The box is rough and unmarked, but it did a wonderful job protecting this rare lure for many years. One of Heddon's toughest ... 10 Heddon Trout-Size Coast Minnow "Special" Rare, early and extraordinary - this tiny trout-size Coast Minnow, only 2 1/2" in length, is not only a front-prop variation, but it is finished in bright rainbow with red hand painted gill marks, blemish free glass eyes, and features a pristine coac... 11 Heddon 1701 Near Surface Wiggler Rarely seen rainbow finish, with inch worm line tie and tapered tail, marked plane and L-rig hardware, shiny VG+/Ex- due to light wear, hairline, hook mark with a small touch up, varnish imperfections and age lines. One of very few 1700's known in th... 12 Heddon Basser In shiny yellow perch, appearing unfished, with a marked lip, good glass eyes and 2pc hardware, shiny Ex condition. The Brush box grades about Ex-, stamped "8509L YB Basser". 13 Heddon #20 Underwater Minnow Cup rigged with glass eyes, finished in fine green crackleback with red chin blush, strong Ex-/Ex, most likely dating to the late 1920's. The correctly stamped box grades VG/VG+ and comes with a red border foldout catalog. 14 Heddon 159B Underwater Minnow Thin body minnow in frog spot finish with marked props and L-rigging, shiny VG+ due to light wear, flakes (a few small touchups), pointers and age lines. A tough color on the 150 and the condition is better than most. 15 Heddon 5009H Tadpolly Finished in tough early red scale finish, marked heart shaped plate, L-rig and good glass eyes, VG+/Ex- with wear, flakes, hook marks and age lines, shows well. 16 Heddon 1909V Baby Crab Wiggler Extremely rare uncataloged color on this 1900 finished in orange with black spots. L-rig, marked collar, good glass eyes and the fabric "pork rind" still on the hook clip, shiny Ex-/Ex. The VG/VG+ condition box is incorrect, but has kept this bait sa... 17 Early Heddon 229 Weedless Wizard Introductory model of the Weedless Widow, finished in very rare uncataloged "White Body, Silver Specks", made with no belly hook or stencil, retaining its wire weed guard and white/red hair tail, shiny Ex- condition. The correct box is clearly stampe... 18 Heddon 5409X Baby Gamefisher Beautiful blue scale, L-rigged, strong shiny VG+, joint has light wear, barb off one hook, a few pointers, age lines. The down bass box is clearly stamped 5409X on both ends, grading about VG+. True blue scale is a very scarce finish on any Heddon lu... 19 Heddon King Basser Bright yellow with silver shore ribs and bold red gill, string rigged and pork rind pin, if not for an old thin varnish overcoat and no tail pin this bait would grade near Ex-. The up bass box is stamped 8550PAS King-Basser, about VG+. 20 Heddon 7500 Vamp Finished in scarce luny frog with bold yellow/black spots. Seldom seen lure features L-rig hardware, good glass eyes and a marked diving lip, shiny Ex-/Ex, appearing unfished. The "Fish Flesh" box (VG/VG+) is stamped 9759M for a Vamp Spook. Also incl... 21 Heddon 1809J Crab Wiggler Frog scale finish, L-rig hardware, good glass eyes, marked 3 screw O collar, shiny VG+/Ex- condition with a few flakes, wear and age lines. A scarce color for the 1800. 22 Heddon 5000S Tadpolly Finished in shiny white strawberry spot, with marked bell tail plate, good glass eyes and L-rig hardware, with only slight wear and appearing unfished, shiny Ex. Coming with a color fold out catalog and a Patent Applied For box (VG) stamped 9802 for ... 23 Heddon 5409R Baby Gamefisher Tough natural scale finish, L-rig, joint and light wear, a few pointers and age lines, shiny VG+/Ex- condition. 24 Heddon 130 Torpedo Coming in the correct down leaping bass box, stamped 130 on both ends, this L-rig model is finished in tough green crackleback with red chin blush, tiny good glass eyes, shiny clean hardware, about VG+ due to an old over-varnish, a few small chips/po... 25 2 Heddon Head-on Bassers Both with Head-on marked lip, good glass eyes and L-rigging, grading near Ex-. Colors include green scale and shiner scale, each box is correctly stamped for the bait and a bit rough but solid. 26 Heddon Musky Crazy Crawler Rigged with heavy duty toilet seat hardware and finished in yellow body with red head, shiny Ex- with only miniscule tail chipping and age lines, possibly unfished. The correct box is clearly marked 2150-YRH (VG+/Ex0) with an insert paper and a fold ... 27 Heddon 8500FRH Basser Finished in rarely seen "White, Silver Flitter, Red Head", rigged with 2pc belly and tail hardware, unmarked plate, belly stencil and good glass eyes. Definitely unfished, brite and shiny, grading Ex-Ex, due only to a small tail chip. It would be alm... 28 Heddon 1909G Baby Crab Wiggler Finished in very rare solid black, with good glass eyes, L-rig hardware and 3 screw marked O collar. Condition is VG+/Ex- with small nose and tail chips, light wear, tiny pointers and age lines. Super tough Baby Crab Wiggler. 29 Heddon Near Surface Wiggler Blue scale, L-rigged with marked surface plane and inch worm line tie, shows well but the condition grade is about VG due to chip touchups in the black, wear, hairlines and age lines. The VG+/Ex- box is stamped 9759M Vamp Spook, and comes with an ear... 30 Heddon 7309Z Jointed Vamp Finished in very rare rainbow scale, with good glass eyes, 2 piece hardware and belly stencil, shiny Ex- due to light wear, small joint chip, faint bleedthrough and age lines. The incorrect down bass box grades VG+/Ex-, stamped 7502, with a crisp fol... 31 Heddon Zaragossa Finished in seldom seen green crackleback with red chin blush, 2pc hardware, good glass eyes, about VG+ due to flaking, paint off the belly weight and light wear. Better condition than most, displays nicely. 32 Heddon Wood River Runt Coming in its correct Brush box stamped 119L River Runt, the shiny wood Runt appears unfished, finished in perch scale, with good glass eyes and 2 piece hardware, Ex condition (hooks need cleaning). The box grades VG+/Ex-. 33 2 Heddon Tadpolly's Includes a rarely seen L-rigged 5000 in white with flitter, heart shaped diving plate, VG/VG+ with scattered flakes, wear and age lines. Also green scale, 2pc hardware and bell shaped plate, about VG due mostly to age lines, an old fisherman addition... 34 Heddon 210 Coming in the correct "210BH Surface" stamped Brush box, finished in tough blue head white body, with good glass eyes and 2 piece hardware, shiny Ex-. The box also grades Ex- and comes with a color fold out catalog. 35 Heddon 740 Punkinseed Nice condition on this Floating Punkinseed in bright sunfish, most likely unfished, couple factory imperfections otherwise shiny Ex-/Ex. The crisp correct Brush box, stamped 740SUN Punkin-Seed, includes a fold out catalog. 36 Heddon 5409M Baby Gamefisher Finished in scarce pike scale, L-rig, marked plate, about Ex-. Coming in its rarely seen down bass box (VG+/Ex-), stamped 5409M on both ends, with a color fold out catalog. A Baby Gamefisher that's better than most in this tough color. 37 Heddon-Stanley Weedless Pork Rind Minnow No.70 in rare uncataloged white strawberry spot finish. Glass eyes, with marked spinner and full weed guards, Ex- condition with a few factory imperfections and light shelf wear, possibly unfished. Coming with a 222 stamped up bass box that's about V... 38 Heddon 150 Underwater Minnow Early L-rig minnow with good glass eyes, green crackleback finish and red hand painted gill marks, about VG/VG+. Comes in a semi-tall down leaping bass box, VG condition but solid, no end stamp visible. 39 2 Heddon Crazy Crawlers Both rigged with 2 piece hardware including a 2100 in black shore (Ex-/Ex), in the correct 2100XBW Brush box, and yellow shore (unfished Ex) in the correct 2120XRY marked Brush box. Also included are two Heddon's "Crazy-Crawler" papers. 40 Heddon Weedless Widow Special An extremely rare variation of the Weedless Widow's silver scale color pattern, with the addition of an eye mask in dark green. Rigged with 2pc hardware, the original weedguard, pork rind pin and wire leader, the condition is about Ex- with age lines... 41 2 Heddon Crab Wigglers Both L-rigged with a marked O collar, yellow perch scale (VG+/Ex-), and deluxe green scale (about Ex-). 42 2 Heddon Crab Wigglers Includes an early L-rig model with good glass eyes, marked collar and fabric pork rind, in shiny perch scale finish, about Ex-. Also a 1909D, 2pc hardware, green scale finish, VG+, in the correctly stamped Brush box that's also about VG+. 43 Heddon Cone Tail Crazy Crawler 2120BWH black body/white head with wings, 2pc hardware, bright and shiny, most likely unfished, at least Ex-/Ex. Correct end stamped Brush box is Ex- with a nice Heddon's "Crazy-Crawler" paper. 44 Heddon 5009P Tadpolly Finished in shiner scale with bright red chin blush, L-rigged with marked bell tail plate, most likely never fished, but Ex- due to light wear, tiny pointers and age lines. Includes its correctly marked up bass box (about VG), with a color fold out c... 45 Heddon Gamefisher & Vampire Both L-rig with marked lip/plate. Green scale Gamefisher grades Ex- and comes in a box with an unmarked 150 Series end label, and a rainbow Vampire, with integrated L-rig and lip screw, Ex-/Ex, in the correct 7501 stamped box. Boxes both grade about ... 46 2 Heddon Tadpolly's Both with good glass eyes and L-rigged, including white strawberry spot, heart shaped plate, about VG+, and perch scale, Jersey rigged, Ex-. 47 2 Heddon Baby Crab Wigglers Includes an early rainbow 1901, marked U collar, L-rig, inch worm line tie (VG+), and perch scale, 3 screw unmarked O collar, toilet seat hardware (about Ex-). 48 3 Heddon Lucky 13's All with 2pc hardware and good glass eyes, colors include silver scale and red/white (both Ex-), and green scale (VG+/Ex-). One box is unmarked, another is correctly stamped for the r/w Lucky 13, and the third is marked 9540RH for a Chugger Spook. Al... 49 3 Heddon Crazy Crawlers Includes two 2100's: YRH (shiny unfished Ex) in the correctly stamped box, XRS (Ex-/Ex) in a box stamped 2120XRS, and a 2120 red and white shore (Ex-) in the correct 2120XRW stamped box. Also included are three paper inserts. 50 3 Heddon Lure Boxes Includes two early down-bass boxes: stamped 121 (rainbow Baby Torpedo) and stamped 1902 (white with red eye and tail Baby Crab Wiggler). Also, a tough up-bass box stamped 109A (3hk 100 Minnow in yellow perch). The boxes grade VG+/Ex-, VG+, and rough ... 51 Success Spinner Surface Bait With hollow body and head, finished in red head yellow body with gold spots, most likely unfished, about Ex- due to light wear and a few small nicks. Three hook model is complete with its UTK diamond logo box with photo label, VG/VG+. 52 J.B. McHarg Kidney Spinner Complete with McHarg's solid swivel and large wire wrapped hooks, this early blade measures 2 3/8" and is marked "J.B. McHarg Rome. N.Y. 2". With general wear, remnants of the red reverse paint, feather loss and plating wear, about VG+ overall. 53 Early Buel "T" Marked Spinner Early No. 3 oval blade retaining its trace leader, stamped "J.T. Buels Patent April 6th 1852 Whitehall N.Y. April 22d 1856". Blade front with light polishing, feathers gone from the wrapped hooks and minor wear. 54 Early Pflueger May Bug Spinner First offered in the late 1880's from the Enterprise Mfg Co, this rare metal lure features a two piece body and leg assembly, faceted metal beads and trailing treble hook. Still retaining a portion of its under body paint, with wear, paint loss and s... 55 Conroy, Bissett & Malleson Spinner Rare No. 5 kidney spinner, 1 3/4" blade, clearly stamped "Conroy Bissett & Malleson N.Y.". With a couple of old rewelds and repainted red on the reverse. A very rarely seen mark on a blade from this early reel and rod company, believed to date from t... 56 Spalding No.10 Spinner Large 2 3/4" Spalding "baseball" logo marked blade, with "Pat. Aug.11.85" for Lowe's design patent, complete with a large feathered treble hook and box swivel, VG+/Ex- with light wear and flakes to the red paint on the reverse. 57 Buel Pearl Kidney Spinner Scarce 1 7/8" pearl spoon with a brass hanger/brace stamped J.T. Buel 3. Rigged with what appears to be the original feathered "fly" tied on the shaft, large treble hook and a box swivel. Overall Ex-. 58 Early H.E. Skinner Pearl Spinner 1 3/8" pearl blade with the back brace marked "PATD Aug.26.1890", the date Skinner was granted a patent for his reinforced Trolling Spoon. Ex- condition overall, including the red glass bead, bucktail dressed treble and box swivel. One of the smalles... 59 Early Unmarked Lowe Spinner Stamped simply with a large number "7" on the unusually shaped blade, a pre-patent bait based on the W.T.J. Lowe 1882 patent, which outlined a spinner with a wire secured between the blade and the shaft. In about VG+ condition with a plain wire shaft... 60 Early McHarg A&I Spinner 1 1/2" teardrop shaped blade with McHarg's rarely seen applied shield, marked "Abbey & Imbrie 5" and rigged with a feathered double hook and box swivel. Other than feather loss, the condition is Ex-/Ex. 61 Early T.H. Bate "Hook To Spoon" Rare heart shaped "Lake Spoon", measuring 2 1/8" blade made with a 1 1/4" brass weight affixed to the reverse, rigged with the original thick wire leader, swivel and stationary single hook. Unmarked, with moderate wear to the plating, otherwise about... 62 W.D. Chapman Bass Bait Size No.1, stamped "Chapman & Son Theresa. N.Y." and "BASS", other than wear/loss to the treble hook feathers the condition is about VG+, mostly due to plating wear. Cleaned, removing most of the patina and some of the nickel plating. 63 L.S. Hill Minnow No. 3, with double patent dates "Pat. May. 23. 76 and Feb. 4. 79" and "L. S. Hill GD. Rapids. Mich.", original spring mounted shaft, with light wear, partial red reverse paint and nice old patina. 64 Early Loftie w/ Patented Hook Hanger Rigged with Henry Loftie's rare patented hanger, allowing for the easy interchange of the blade, and the original glass bead spacer. The hook hanger is clearly stamped "Pat. Apd For", pre-dating the granting of the 1892 patent, the 1 1/4" Trolling Sp... 65 Early Morley & Smith No.3 Spinner 2 5/8" nickel plated blade, incised with a fish logo above the "Morley & Smith Clyde. N.Y." stamp. With general wear, a small edge nick, no reverse paint, about VG+, rigged with a box swivel on a brass shaft. 66 McHarg Brass Kidney & Trace Stamped J.B. McHarg Rome. N.Y. No 3, this 2" brass kidney blade is rigged with the original McHarg swivel, trace leader (shortened), and large feather dressed hooks. Other than minor loss to the red back paint and thin feathers, the condition is at l... 67 Chapman IXL Spinner & Patent Device An early No.3 kidney blade stamped "W.D. Chapman Theresa, N.Y." and incised "IXL" within a scalloped rectangle on the lower part of the blade, rigged with an extremely rare multi-component hook changing device, illustrated in Chapman's first lure pat... 68 J.H. Mann Brass Kidney Spinner Early bait with "J.H. Mann Syracuse, NY Pat'd No.9" stamp and glass bead spacer on the shaft. General wear and soiling, sparse feathers on the large double hook. 69 Chapman No. 5 Flyrod Spinner Very rare tiny heart shaped spinner, unmarked except for a clear number 5, measuring only 7/8" including the loop and retaining almost all of the original red paint on the reverse. Nice old patina and light wear, about Ex-. 70 Early Hibbard's No.8 Spinner Scarce large fluted and heart shaped spinner, the 2 5/8" blade stamped "C.B. Hibbard's Pat. Mar 25, '84 Gd Rapids, Mich." Retaining its unique original spring loaded shaft, other than common loss to the red paint on the reverse, about VG+ with a few ... 71 Chapman Kidney Spinner 1 3/4" zinc blade with partial remnants of the original red paint on the reverse, faint but legible EUREKA stamped diagonally. Nice patina, light wear, the hook most likely replaced. Chapman's Eureka line of baits are quite scarce. 72 Early W.T.J. Lowe Patent Spinner Stamped "W. T. J. Lowe Buffalo. N.Y. Pat. Apl'd For", this early No.1 blade retains its original patented wire loop, securely affixed to the reverse. The stiff wire coil, the subject of Lowe's second patent in 1883, prevents the 2 1/2" blade from mov... 73 Chapman "0" Spinner The smallest and rarest of the marked Bass Bait series, with the wing shaped blades only 13/16", one stamped BASS, the other simply 0, rigged with a small clear glass bead spacer and box swivel. A slight bend and wear, partial original red paint rema... 74 Chapman Mermaid Spinner Size 5, the plated brass blade measures just over 2" and is diagonally stamped Chapman, Son & Co. Rochester, N.Y., rigged with a box swivel and large feathered treble. Nice old patina on the front, wear on the reverse from taking most of the original... 75 McHarg American Spinner Marked with only the number 2 and the patent date "Pat. Aug.10.1886", with typical McHarg overlapped soldered blades, glass bead spacer and large central reflective ball. A 2 1/8" bait grading VG+/Ex- overall. 76 Early T.J. Conroy Spinner Marked "T.J. Conroy Patent No 181308", this "tortoise shell" pattern blade measures 1 3/4" in length, accompanied by a feather dressed treble hook. The brass teardrop shaped blade retains the majority of the red reverse paint and appears to have litt... 77 Chapman IXL Minnow Propeller Early No. 2 bait with very rare markings - not only are both blades diagonally stamped W.D. Chapman with No 2 at the top in a scalloped rectangle, but one side has the early incised IXL stamp (also with a scalloped edge), the other with 1869 across a... 78 Early M.B. Allen No. 4 Spinner Measuring 2 1/4", the arrowhead shaped blade is stamped "M.B. Allen Battle Creek, Mich. Pat'd Oct.9, 94.", with the harness appearing to be the original interchangeable apparatus for multiple blades (not included). Possibly unfished with very light w... 79 J.H. Mann Shield Spinner A marked size No.12 blade, 1 7/8" with original glass bead, stamped "J.H. Mann Syracuse, NY Pat'd Sept. 26 - 71", about VG+, retaining most of the original reverse paint, feathers gone on the hooks, and general wear. 80 Early J.D. Allen No. 3 Spinner Stamped "J.D. Allen South Otselic N.Y.", utilizing the same interchangeable blade harness/apparatus as those by M.B. Allen of Battle Creek, Mich. In near Ex condition, with only light wear, tarnish and one hook barb cut. An obscure and rarely seen NY... 81 6 Buel Spinners From a 1 3/8" kidney spinner to a heavy duty 3/0 kidney blade measuring 3 1/8", each is stamped J.T. Buel, all but the arrowhead also with Whitehall N.Y. Condition from VG (arrowhead reweld) to unfished Ex (double kidney spinners). 82 8 Northern Specialty Spinners All stamped Northern Specialty Co. Whitehall, N.Y. Spinners measure from 1 7/8" (kidney) to over 4" (2/0 arrowhead), condition from VG+/Ex- to near Ex. 83 4 Vintage Lures/Spinners Hinckley Fish Phantom marked with the Jan. 12, 1897 patent date (Ex-/Ex), two unmarked Loftie Patent Spinners: a number 3 and a nickel plated with yellow/black painted reverse (VG+/Ex- and Ex-), and an Actual Lure Co. minnow (about VG+). 84 3 Buel Store Display Cards Included are two early Buel Baits cards, both with "Manufactured by The J.T. Buel Co." and the Watertown, NY address, measuring 14" x 11" (four fluted .No.5 spinners remaining) and 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" (five fluted No.3 spinners). And a later card with f... 85 Vintage Devon Minnows & Phantom Includes a full dealer card of Allcocks Devon Minnows, 1 1/4" baits, all original and Ex, 2 individual carded S. Allcock & Co. Devons, and a boxed Milward-Bartleet Archer Spinner, new on 5 1/2" card, rough box. Also, a Phantom Minnow box, textured bl... 86 10 Vintage Spinners Most made by Pflueger, also an Elmer Hinckley and a Hendryx, from 1 1/8" to 3", condition from VG+ to shiny Ex. Several appear unfished, including a fluted 4 Bros. with the original cellophane still on. 87 11 Assorted Spinners Makers include Salm Mfg Co. (pearl spinner in box), (2) G. Guerdon Hardy, Whitehall, N.Y. (on cards), J.C. Higgins (on card), Northern Specialty Co., etc., and an arrowhead appearing to be folk art. The largest spinner measures 3 1/2", condition on t... 88 2 Arbogast Tin Liz Both 2 1/2" including a weedless minnow with good glass eyes (VG+/Ex-), and a pressed eye model, other than a later fisherman addition of a black side strip this bait would grade Ex-/Ex (stripe may be removable). 89 3 Arbogast Lures (2) glass-eye Tin Liz (2 1/2") and (1) Twin Liz, from VG+ to Ex- condition, colors as shown. 90 2 Arbogast Tin Liz Lures Both with good glass eyes including a tough musky size Tin Liz Minnow, 2 3/4" (Ex-/Ex), and a Weedless Kicker (about VG+). 91 Rare Julius Vom Hofe Perforated Trout Reel in Box Returning to Lang's after originally selling in the November 2006 auction, the description that accompanied the reel remains true. This ultra-rare special reel is 2 1/4" in diameter and has a 5/8" wide spool. Each thin side plate features nineteen 7/... 92 Historic Conroy Presentation Trout Reel Hard rubber and German silver with accentuated script engraving in red, this important tiny 1 15/16" diameter trout reel is clearly marked "Daniel B. Fearing - Suffolk Club" and features German silver pillars and foot, half handle with a fixed click,... 93 Julius Vom Hofe No.2 Trout Reel 2 1/4" diam, 1 1/16" spool, marked "Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct. 8-89 Brooklyn, N.Y." with a number 2 on the foot. Strong click, unfiled foot, knurled end cap and counter weight, aluminum spool flanges, Ex- condition, could use a light cleaning. 94 Julius Vom Hofe No.1 Trout Reel Made for Abbey & Imbrie, 2 5/8" diam, 1 1/16" spool, marked "Abbey & Imbrie N.Y. Pat. Oct.8-1889", aluminum spool flanges, knurled end cap, strong click, unfiled foot. Ex- with a scratch on the tail plate, could use a light cleaning. 95 Julius Vom Hofe Raised Pillar Trout Reel Tiny 1 15/16" diam, 1" spool, German silver and hard rubber, faintly stamped "Abbey & Imbrie Pat. Jan. 19, 1892", constant loud click, aluminum spool flanges, knurled end cap. Ex- condition with slight wear and minor fading. 96 Early JVH Conroy Trout Reel 2 1/2" diam, 1" spool, marked "Thos. J. Conroy N.Y." and "Julius Vom Hofe Pat. Oct.8-89 Brooklyn, N.Y." with a number 3 on the foot. Strong click, unfiled foot, aluminum spool flanges, shouldered pillars, sliding click switch with knurled counter ba... 97 Leonard Mills Raised Pillar Fly Reel 2 5/8" diam, 11/16" spool, aluminum and hard rubber, stamped "Leonard Mills", with knurled end cap, constant click, centered 2" unaltered foot made for a Fairy Rod. Except for professional initials on the tail plate the condition is about Ex-, could ... 98 Hardy Perfect Trout Reel 3 1/8" diam, nickel silver rim tension screw, smoky agate line guide, smooth alloy foot, Ex-/Ex, spooled with line. Comes with a neoprene Simms reel case. 99 Hardy The "St. George" Fly Reel 2 9/16" diam, rim tension screw, patent marked agate line guide, smooth foot, two-screw spool latch, right hand wind only, Ex- with minor edge wear. Comes in a Made in England marked leather case. |
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