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By Dr. Michael Echols
Below are various types of Heddon lure boxes in order of age
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| 1 | c. 1904, "picture box" |
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| 2 | c. 1908, Artistic Minnow box |
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| 2A | c. 1909, Multiple Metal Minnow "white box" with double border |
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| 3 | c. 1909 "White box with blue line border" |
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| 4 | c. 1910 intro box for the Swimming Minnow #900 in white box |
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| 4A | c. 1904 wood box, with two way slide top box, The "New" Dowagiac Minnow, with thumbnail notch |
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| 4B | c. 1910 "wood box" with two way sliding top and no thumbnail notch |
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| 5 | c. 1911 "Pine tree box", pine trees in the background with up leaping (to left) Bass |
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| 6 | c. 1912-1913, "blue border" and blue box down leaping Bass box |
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| 7 | c. 1912-1913, "white border" and white box down leaping Bass box |
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| 8 | c. 1914-1920, "Game Fish", down leaping bass box with red edge |
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| 9 | c. 1920's-1927, "Genuine", down leaping Bass box with red edge. Last shown in the 1927 catalog. |
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| 10 | c. 1928, "up leaping Bass" box, with red edge. First shown in the 1928 catalog. |
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| 11 | c. 1932, "Fish Flesh" box |
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| 12 | c. 1933, "Brush" box |
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| 13 | c. 1947, "Heddon wedge logo" up leaping Bass box |
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| 14 | c. 1918, "Tadpolly" intro box |
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| 15 | c. 1919, "Deep-O-Diver" intro box |
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Down Leaping Bass Box sequence and nomenclature
These boxes are arranged from oldest at the top to newer at the bottom. All are for yellow 150's. The two top boxes have the early logo with the words "Heddon's" whereas the bottom box has the word "Genuine". Note the two top boxes spell out "Yellow 150" but the later bottom box uses the more common "150Y". The top box is a "tall" box of the type used for fat body 150's. The middle and bottom boxes are more typical for the slim body 150's.
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More information to identify your box
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Heddon sequences according to: Joe Stagnitti 1. Down bass box..."Stamped on the Spinners" on long side with red, white, or blue border is first.This is for a cup rigged bait and probably extends into the first l-rig period.(Heddon's Dowagiac Game Fish Minnow on top) There are two stages of this box: If the end only has " Pat., Dec. 1, 1902 " this is the first stage box for "Stamped on the spinner". If it has both " Pat. Dec. 1, 1902 " on the left side of the end and "Other pat. appl. for" on the right, then it is the second stage for " Stamped on the spinner".
2. Down bass box..."Stamped on the Metal" on long side with red border is second. Cup rig or L-rig until around 1924(approximately)(Heddon's Dowagiac Game Fish Minnow on top) 3. Down bass box..."Look for Heddon Trademark" on long side...L-rig and toilet seat hardware. (Genuine Heddon Dowagiac Minnow on top)
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Upward Bass Box...found with
L-rig, toilet seat, and two-piece rig. |
Heddon 00 Pine tree box Heddon 0 in red and black Down-leaping box
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