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Early box paper: Heddon box brochures

By Dr. Michael Echols

 

These early paper brochures are from Heddon's early boxes. They were typically placed in the boxes with the lure as an advertisement.  The "Why of it!" brochure was found in the early wood boxes.

Artistic minnow paper

1500 Dummy double paper

 

Wanted: catalogs or brochures by smaller and miscellaneous companies like these...
  • ABBEY & IMBRIE
  • Flood Minnow
  • Charmer Minnow Co
  • Ans. B. Decker
  • Detroit Bait Co.
  • North Channel Minnow
  • Detroit Glass Minnow tube
  • Jim Donaly
  • Enterprise Mfg. Co.
  • Haas Tackle Co.
  • Riley Haskel metal lure
  • Chippewa lure
  • Kalamazoo Fishing Tackle
  • H.C.Kaufman Co.
  • Harkauf Minnow
  • Fred C. Keeling Co.
  • Woods Expert
  • Moonlight Bait Co.
  • Outing Mfg. Co.
  • Fred A. Pardee
  • Joe E. Pepper
  • Pontiac Mfg. Co.
  • Louis Rhead
  • Fred Rhodes
  • Shakespeare Tackle Co.
  • Vann-Clay
  • Welch & Graves glass tube
  • Wilson Bait Co.
  • Clinton Wilt Mfg. Co.
  • Winchester Co.
  • F.C.Woods Co.
  • F.G.Worden Bait Co.,

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