December 9, 2024 Fishing Lure
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/9/2024
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.
Item Dimensions: 4" length.