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2/18 - added 13 lots of insect repellents
12/7 - added 5 items
11/19 - added 11 misc items - some nice wooden line spools
9/1 - added 10 items

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Item# Description Price
m50   Trout Landing Nets  - here are 3 vintage nets. all in very good condition. Netting on all 3 are in excellent condition. The one on the left is unmarked,  nice wood and looks to be of top quality. It is a little smaller than the other two. The one with blue handle is marked 'Walker'. The one with green handle is marked '????line'. Most of the decal is worn off.   Sold
m61 Deep-Rig Trout Reel Co.  -  here is a very unusual trout hand line that is stamped 'Deep Rig' on the side. It was made by the Deep-Rig Trout Reel Co of Rochester, New York. It is in MINT condition and still has the original paper attached. It has copper wire line and is 12 long by 4 1/2 inches wide. Also included is an email from Karl T. White, author of 'Fishing Tackle Antiques and Collectables', estimating it's value at $160.00-$170.00.  $135.00

 

m71 Unmarked Print -   very nice print showing American Fresh-Water Bass. It is 9 6/8 x 6 3/8 inches. $9.00
Now$7.00

 

m72 Unknown Prints -  here are 2 very nice early prints that have been professionally framed and matted. Top print is Sea Devil and Leaping Blenny. Bottom print is Pilot Fish and Sea Porcupine. Overall size of frame is 15 x 18 inches. Great for a den or rec room. $79.00
m74 Paw Paw Chrom-o-lac Transfers - nice sheet of 6 old transfers. Used by Paw Paw Bait Co as box inserts that  were applied to inside bottom of box. $20.00ea/ $100.00 sheet
m76 Meadow Brook Tackle Box - nice little metal tackle box marked 'Meadow Brook' on the inside of the lid. It measures 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches. It is in VERY GOOD  condition. Great for fly or light spinning tackle baits. $25.00
m79 Cook, Newton & Smith Tin - great little vintage tin that advertises Payne, Thomas, Quadrate Fly Rods, etc.  The tin is 2 3/4 inches round and about 1 inch deep. It is empty, not sure what it was supposed to hold. It is from New Haven, Conn and from the early 5 digit phone number I would think it is from the 40's. Nice display item. (Have several) $9.95
m101   Ice Fishing Tip-Up -  nice wooden ice fishing tip up with a small aluminum reel marked 'Riverside Mfg., Co., Worchester, Mass'. Reel has some pitting, could be cleaned up.   $15.00
m102   Insect Repellent Bottles - (A)JitterBug by Becker-Bischoff Chemical, St Louis. Very nice graphics. (B)Insect Repellent by New Laboratories, Little Rock, Ark.. Both still have original contents.   (A)Sold (B)$9.00
m103   Pflueger Hook Labels - paper box labels for Pflueger Pelican Snelled Hooks No. 904. These are MINT UNUSED   $.25ea/ 10for$1.95
m104   Eel Gig - nice early hand-wrought gig. Points are 6 in number, it is 11 1/2 inches long and has a threaded end. $35.00
m108   Tie Clasp - neat little tie clasp that is in the shape of a fish. It is marked 'Nungesser'. It is NEW IN THE BOX. Nice gift for the man who has everything. $7.00
m125   Metal Lure Polish - Kar Products, Portland, OR -  nice vintage container of metal lure polish. This is old store stock and have never been used. I have a couple.   $10.00ea
m126   Wooden Tackle Box - It is  20" x 8" x 8". It has brass hardware and one pullout tray.It is probably from the 20's or 30's.  $150.00
m129   Eel/Fish Spear - this is a very nice early hand forged eel or fish spear. Probably made in the late 1800's, It is in EXCELLENT condition. It is 20 inches lond and 5 inches wide.  $49.00
m134   Abbey & Imbrie, J. C Higgins & Pflueger Oil Bottles - here are 3  old glass oil bottles from 3 different companies. Please order by item letter. A) J.C. Higgins, B) Abbey & Imbrie and C) Pflueger.  A&B)-Sold C)$5.00
m138   Falls City Tin Worm Holder - very nice early tin worm holder that was worn on the belt. It is in VERY GOOD condition. Almost all of the decal on the front is present. Great display item.  Sold
m139   Pequea Tackle Co - here is an old box with 11 3/0 wire gutted hooks. The box is marked Excelsior - Pen. Pacific Bass - Cable Wire 3/0. Box is in GOOD condition.  $30.00
m140   Overland Fish Scale - nice larger fish scale made in West Germany. It registers up to 50 lbs. Comes with the original case.   Sold
m146    Folding Landing Net - very nice old landing net that folds up when not in use. 24 inch steel handle screws into the net. It comes with a nice canvas case. It is unmarked but very similar to the Landem net made in Chicago, Ill.  It is in EXCELLENT condition.  $39.00
m147    Folding Landing Net marked 'Landem' of Chicago, Ill.  - very nice older landing net that folds up when not in use. It has a two piece extension aluminum handle. It can be set up with a 21 inch handle or 38 inch handle. In EXCELLENT condition and comes with a nice canvas case. $59.00
m148    Tin Tackle Box - this appears to be a home made tin tackle box that was probably made in the late 1800's. It has one pull out tray that has 3 compartments. The inside of the lid is made to hold gutted hooks. It has tin feet welded to the bottom so it stays off the ground to prevent rust. It has a lock with 2 original keys. Nice wooden handle. It is 14 inches long, 8 inches deep and 5 1/2 inches high. I got this and the tin minnow bucket listed below from the same person. He said he believes his grandfather made both. It is in EXCELLENT condition. Truly one of a kind. $89.00
m153    Ice Skimmer Nets -  2 nice older ice skimmers that are used by ice fisherman to keep the hole free of ice. The one with the black wooden handle has a metal rod. The other one has a nice wooden rod. Great collectables. Both are in VERY GOOD condition  Wooden One Sold $12.00/ea
m155    2 Vintage Hook Packs -  the square shaped pack is marked 'Handi-Fish-Hook-Book' and made by H. V. Burt Mfg. Co., Rock Island, NY. The other packet is marked 'William Mills & Son', Patented July 9th, 1895'. Both are in EXCELLENT condition.  $19.00/both
m157    4 Humorous Fishing Related Post Cards - nice group of 4 post cards, probably from the 40's. They are in VERY GOOD condition and all 4 are unused.  Sold
m158    4 Fishing Related Post Cards -  nice group of 4 fishing related post cards. The one with the fisherman in the canoe is marked 'Indian Lake, Adirondack, NY' . The comical one with the man in the boat is unused. The other comical one is used and post stamped 1942. The one with the man in the canoe is unused and marked 'The Fishing Is Great Here'  Sold
m159    Canvas Like Hook Pouch - nice older pouch that holds gutted hooks. It has 2 two sided cards for holding the hooks separated by cloth and a pocket on the one side. It is about 10 1/2 inches long and in VERY GOOD condition. Comes with some hooks. $10.00
m161    Fish Shaped Thermometer  -  have 2 nice fish shaped thermometers. They are about 6 1/2 inches in length. The one on the left is marked 'We Landed Some Big Ones - Portland, Me.' and the other is marked 'We Landed Some Big Ones - Atlantic City, NJ'. They are both in VERY GOOD condition.  $20.00/ea
m164    Cast Iron Paper Weight and Bottle Opener - nice old cast iron paper weight in the shape of a fish. Unmarked and is about 5 inches in length. Great for the desk at home or the work place. You open the bottles by placing the top between the back and tail fins. Sold
m165   Hardy Thermometer - nice nickle plated clip-on pocket thermometer made by Hardy Bros of England. It is 5 inches long and stamped 'Hardy'. Sold
m168   Unmarked Hook Disgorger - nice nickel plated hook disgorger that is 9 1/4 inches long. It may be English made.  $25.00
  The following collection of fish decoys listed below for sale were accumulated over the last several years mostly from the Minnesota area.   
m179   Fish Decoy -  nice older  wooden fish decoy with metal fins and tack  eyes. Has one large belly weight, 9 1/2 inches long and is in VERY GOOD  condition. The maker even made it with tack teeth. It is signed 'Heikkinen' on the side. A very nice decoy with lots of character.  $59.00
m181   Fish Decoy -  nice older  wooden fish decoy with metal fins and painted  eyes. Has one large belly weight, 5 1/4 inches long and is in  GOOD  condition.   $39.00
m182   Fish Decoy -  newer decoy made of ceramic. It is stamped with an 'S' on the belly. It is 6 inches in length.   $19.00
m183   Fishing Decoy/Lure -  very old unique frog shape fishing decoy/lure made of wood with tack eyes and leather feet.  Very nice example of early folk art.  $69.00
m184   Pflueger Items - Assorted -  (A) Hook Tin with hooks (B) Disgorger marked Pflueger (C) Cork Arbor for bait caster reel (D) Marked fish scaler (E) Pflueger Easy Grip Handle cover and knob covers (A,B,D)Sold (E)$10.00  (C)$5.00
m196   Falls City Minnow Bucket. - very early minnow bucket painted green. Has about 2/3 of the decal still on the front. Has some rust as seen in the pictures.   $25.00
m197   Meltonian Tin - very nice early tin made by Meltonian Ltd., London, England which contained waterproofing cream. Great graphics. Marked 'For Golf Shoes, Hunting and Fishing Boots'. It is in EXCELLENT condition.   $40.00
m198   Grub Tin - nice early tin by Wholesale Bait Co. of  Hamilton, Ohio to hold Golden Grubs. It is in VERY GOOD condition.  $25.00
m200   Fisherman's Rule - nice little conversational piece. It is a 12 inch ruler that is actually 6 inches in length. Nice graphics on the box. It is NEW IN THE BOX. Sold
m207    Wheatly Fly Box - very nice aluminum fly box made in England, It has 16 spring locking compartments for flies. Also the lid has clips to hold additional flies. The box comes with a dozen nice flies and is in EXCELLENT condition. It is 3 1/2 inches by 6 inches. It is engraved on the top with 'MJG  Happy Anniversary Love Always Sharon'. $49.00
m208   Wheatly Fly Box - very nice aluminum fly box made in England, It has 12 spring locking compartments for flies. The box comes with a dozen nice flies and is in EXCELLENT condition. The case is 3 1/2 inches by 5 inches. $45.00
m210x   Worm Tins - nice early worm tins that are made out of, what appears to be, german silver. They are 7 inches by 3 1/2 inches. They attach to the belt. The one on the left has 2 compartments. The other two appear to have the piece missing that would separate them into 2 compartments. All are in VERY GOOD condition.  .  $20.00ea
m212   Edward vom Hofe Gaff - a very nice early wooden and metal fish gaff. These are very hard to come by. It is clearly marked 'Edw VomHofe & Co., Makers NY'.and in VERY GOOD condition.  Sold
m214x   Split willow Creel - early split willow creel that has some problems but still a very nice piece for display. The clasp is broken as is the top edge reed. It is 12 x 7 x 7.  $49.00
m216x   Millsite Daisy Fly Box by Howell, Mich. early plastic fly box made by Howell of Mich. It is in EXCELLENT condition. It is 4 3/4 inches round.  $19.00
m217   Edward vom Hofe & Co Paper Parts Bag - nice early piece of paper from Edward vomHofe & Co of New York. It is in VERY GOOD condition.   $25.00
m219   Trout Landing Net -  beautiful maple trout landing net that is in EXCELLENT condition. It is unmarked but very well made. It is 20 1/2 inches long by 9 1/4 inches wide. Wonderful wall display item.  $79.00
m220   Jim Harvey Trout Landing Net -  beautiful all wood trout landing net signed 'Jim Harvey'. It is in EXCELLENT condition and is 23 inches long by 10 1/2 inches wide. I believe it is made of oak.    $89.00
m221   Ted Williams Line Spool - this is a plastic line spool marked "Ted Williams - Sears' on the label. It is UNUSED and holds 650 yds of 20lb test line.  $9.00
m222   Diamond Mfg. Co Line Spool - very nice early wooden line spool that is  UNUSED. Great graphics. Marked "Gasconade Line, 50 Feet No. G12, Diamond Mfg. Co., St. Louis, U.S.A.'   $25.00
m223   Fishermen's Product Co Gypsy Fish Oil -  here is a very nice unique item. It is a bottle of Gypsy Fish Oil with nice graphics on the label. Still has some of the oil in the bottle. Comes with the original mailing tube. The bottle is 4 inches long and 1 inch round and is in EXCELLENT condition.    $25.00
m225   Signal Kit -  this is a Signal Kit, Illumination (Red). Kit includes 7 signals, hand fired and 1 projector, signal, surface. In EXCELLENT condition.  $12.00
m226   Worm Container - nice older belt worm container. It is made of heavy aluminum and is 7 inches long by 3 1/2 inches wide. No maker's mark. In EXCELLENT condition.    $19.00
m228   Langley Fisherman's De-Liar - nice older fish scale and measurer. It is marked "Langley Fisherman's De-Liar, Pat Pend San Diego, Calif'. It is in EXCELLENT condition.   $10.00
m230   Pequea Tribe Hooks - nice little packet of hooks made by Pequea Tackle of Strasburg, PA. Great graphics on packet. In EXCELLENT condition.   $12.00
m232   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (A) Marathon Dry Line Dope; (B) Shakespeare Line Dressing; (C) Newton's Fly Line Dressing (D) Herter's Fly Line Dressing  (A)$9.00
 (B) $9.00
(C) $8.00 (D)$9.00
m233   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (A) Mucilin, Made In England (B) Cortland Fly Line Cleaner; (C) Cortland Fly Line Cleaner (D) Orvis Fly Line Cleaner.  (A)$7.00 (B)$6.00 (C)$6.00 (D)Sold
m234   Tins - (A) Pflueger Hande-Pak Fish Hooks; (B) Cortland Fly Line Cleaner; (C) Sportfisher Assorted Fish Hooks; (D) Marathon Dry Line Dope(this is not tin but stiff cardboard (E) Weber Floatline  (A)Sold (B)$6.00 (C)Sold (D)$6.00 (E)Sold
m237   Hook Spreaders - two nice early box swivel hook spreaders. Both for one money. They are 7 inches wide when closed. In EXCELLENT condition.   Sold
m238   Unmarked Spring Hook - nice early unmarked spring hook. From the late 1800's or early 1900's. It is in EXCELLENT condition.  $29.00
m239   Unique Hand Made Fish Decoy & Hand Line - this is a very unusual late 1800's fish decoy with hand line. It is all hand made and the hand line has a compartment carved out where you can place small items. The line attached, I believe, is a silk line. I have not seen another decoy like this one. It had great patina and is in EXCELLENT condition. This is truly 'One Of A Kind'. The hand line is 10 inches long and the decoy is 7 inches long.  $295.00
m242   HEX Lure Box - very nice 2 piece carboard box for a HEX lure made by HEX Baits Ltd of Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The only marking is '85' on the color line at the one end of the box. Box is in EXCELLENT condition. $35.00
m243   Hall's Bass & Tarpon Line Wooden Spool - very nice wooden spool. Still has some of the original line. It comes in the original box. To find them in the box is tough. This line was made for Pflueger and is marked 'Pflueger' Line No. 375 on the one side. A very nice collectable.  $39.00
m244   Ashway Silk Line Wooden Spool - nice wooden line spool with great graphics. It is marked for No. 18, 50yds, Test 18lbs. No line on spool but spool is in VERY GOOD condition. Some slight tears to paper.   $25.00
m245   Hold-Em Silk Line Wooden Spool - nice wooden silk line spool with great graphics. Marked No. G, 18 lb test. Paper tear on one side.   Sold
m246   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (1) Weber Floataline, (2) Newton's Fly Line Dressing, (3) Becin Wilcox Line Dressing, (4) X-pert Fly Line Dressing.   (2&4Sold) (1)$8.00 (3)$9.00
m247   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (1) Pflueger Sahara, (2) J. C. Higgins, (3) Wally's Professional's Fly Line Dressing, (4) Marathon Dry Line Dope. All are in EXCELLENT condition.  $9.00ea
m248   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (1) Weber Special Nylon Line Dressing, (2) Mucilin Silicone, (3) Herter's Line Dressing, (4) Weber Silicone.  (1,2,4)$8.00ea (3)$11.00
m249   Fly Line Dressing Tins - (1) Weber Floataline, (2) Reelslick Line Dressing, (3) Weber Floataline. All in EXCELLENT condition.  $8.00ea
m250   Tin Tackle Box - nice painted tin tackle box. Probably from the late 1800's. It is 18 inches long x 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 oval. Black painted wooden handle and cloth strap. In VERY GOOD condition.   $75.00
m251   Hardy Bros LTD. Net - very nice circ 1940 folding fisherman's net made by Hardy Bros of England. The handle is 33 1/2 inches long and is made of aluminum along with part of the net frame. It is stamped 'Hardy' and is in EXCELLENT condition.  Sold
m252   State of New York Forest, Fish & Game Commission Report - nice copy of the 1901 New York Forest, Fish & Game Report. It is the seventh report and is in VERY GOOD condition. It has some wonderful graphics throughout the book. Interesting facts from 1901.  $150.00
m253   Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary - wonderful printed fishing diary of Muriel Foster who was born in England in 1884. The book was printed by the Viking Press in 1980. The book is in EXCELLENT condition.  $35.00
m254   Pflueger Fish Hook Disgorger Box - very nice early Pflueger box for the #81 Hook Disgorger. The box is empty and in EXCELLENT condition.   $15.00
m255   Pflueger O'Shaughnessy Wired Hooks - 2 older paper packets of the #132 Size 2-0 & 3-0 wired hooks. The one packet marked 3-0 has about 5 hooks in it and the 2-0 packet has 3. Nice unusual Pflueger item.  $25.00both
m256   Pflueger Hanson Frog Harness Display - here is a very neat early display of 3 Pflueger Hanson Frog Harnesses. There is one each of size 2/0, 4/0 and 6/0 harnesses mounted on the display. Great graphics. Care has wear as seen in pictures. Harnesses are UNUSED Sold
  The following 13 lots are from a very nice collection of Mosquito and bug repellants that I was able to acquire. Some have great graphics. Some are glass bottles, some cardboard containers and a couple of tins.   
m257   Clinton Chemical Co. Green-O Insect Repellent  - this is a fantastic old bottle still in the original box and with paperwork. It was made by the Clinton Chemical Co., Clinton, Mass. Side of box states 'If you are going to the Sea shore, Hunting, Fishing, or Camping, take GREEN-O with you. Mosquitos and Flies don't like it. It is in EXCELLENT condition.   $55.00
m258   Penslar Company MOS-KEE-TOL Insect Repellent -  another very nice old bottle of repellent still in the original box. It was made by the Penslar Company, Walkerville, Ontario, Canada. Box reads 'Keeps away mosquitoes, flies, chiggers and similar insects. It is in EXCELLENT condition.   $45.00
m259   Pfeiffer Chemical Co.'s Hobson's Anti Skeeter Insect Repellent -  very nice bottle of repellent still in the original box. If was made by Pfeiffer  Chemical Co., New York/St.Louis.  Bottle reads 'Repel's Mosquitoes'. It is in EXCELLENT condition.  $55.00
m260   Botanical Manufacturing Co.'s Red Wing Powder - this is a very nice circ 1920's cardboard container of repellent. It has never been opened and is in EXCELLENT condition. It was made by the Botanical Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia, PA. Container reads ' For the destruction of Roaches, Flies, Bedbugs, Moths, Mosquitoes, Lice, Chicken Lice, Ants, Red Ants, Fleas and certain other insects'.  $35.00
m261   Allaire Woodward & Co.'s El Vampiro Bug Killer - another very nice old cardboard container of bug killer made in Peoria, IL. It is in EXCELLENT condition and has never been opened. The container reads ' To be used against mosquitoes, flies, bed bugs, lice, fleas, moths, cockroaches and ants'. Container is marked 'Patented July 15th, 1919'. $40.00
m262   Allaire Woodward & Co.'s El Vampiro Bug Killer - another very nice old cardboard container of bug killer made in Peoria, IL. It is in EXCELLENT condition and has never been opened. The container reads ' Kills bugs - Harmless to man and animals'. Container is marked 'Patented July 15th, 1919'. $35.00
m263   Commercial Chemical Co.'s War on Flies - nice cardboard container made in Memphis, Tenn. It has never been opened. In VERY GOOD condition. Great graphics of a cannon.  Sold
m264   Dr. LeGear's Fly and Insect Powder - very nice cardboard container that was never opened and shows Dr. LeGear in surgeons robe. Great graphics and in EXCELLENT condition.  $40.00
m265   Horrocks & Ibbotson Co Muskeetum - this is a great early tin of bug repellent. The tin is empty but it is in EXCELLENT condition. Great graphics.  $30.00
m266   Dimp Insect Repellent Tin - early tin made by Scott and Turner Ltd. It is in VERY GOOD condition.  $15.00
m267   Mosquito Repellent Tin - older tin marked ? Tackle Co., Newaygo, Mich. It is in VERY GOOD condition.  $15.00
m268   Misc Insect Repellent Bottles - 4 various bottles of insect repellent liquid. One made by Black Drug Co, Jersey City, NJ, 2 made by Unexcelled Chemical Co, New York, NY and the last marked d-ter, maker unknown. They are all in VERY GOOD condition.  $12.00/ea
m269   Misc Insect Repellent Bottles - One marked National Carbon Co. New York, NY. One marked Gallowhur Chemical Corp., Windsor, Vermont. One marked Union Carbide Co., New York, NY. The last company name is unreadable.   $12.00/ea
m270 NEW P & K Minnow Savers - nice lot of 2 Minnow-Savers made by P&K. One is in nickel finish and marked 301 and the other is in cadmium finish and is marked 3/0. Both are NEW IN THE BOX. Nice pair of collectibles. $20.00/pr
m271 NEW Pflueger Silver Belle Casting Line Box - this is a nice Pflueger empty box for their Silver Belle Casting Line. It is in EXCELLENT condition.    $10.00
m272 NEW Allcock Aquatic Spider Tin - very nice early English tin with great graphics. Says 'For Trout, Chub & C.'. Not sure what went inside.It is in EXCELLENT MINUS condition.  $39.00
m273 NEW Alex Martin Ltd. Fly Tin - very nice early tin marked Alex Martin Ltd., Glasgow - Aberdeen - Edinburgh - Stirling. It is in EXCELLENT condition and comes with several RARE gut eye double hook flies. .  $39.00
 

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