Shakespeare Fishing Lure Index

Early Shakespeare Lures and Box Collection

From the collection of Dr. Michael Echols

An index of information on Shakespeare fishing lures and boxes

 

Articles and data Identifying Shakespeare Lures Shakespeare gem clip vs flat plate hardware.  A comparison of the pre-1910 and post-1910 hardware. Shakespeare body shapes: early Musky, 3 and 5 hook high forehead Rhodes as well as Shakespeare underwater early minnows Pflueger vs Shakespeare gem clip minnows: a comparison of 1910 minnows and hardware so you can tell the difference. Shakespeare cardboard and wood box sequences and identification. Information on when a given box was used. Shakespeare early "tough" intro boxes and lures from the 1902 to 1910 era. Shakespeare rare early intro boxes and c. 1902 to 1910 lures A History of the Shakespeare Co. by Eric Jeska Shakespeare lures : examples of various underwater minnows, Tantalizer, saltwater special, surface spinner, Whirlwind, Kazoo, Fishylure Shakespeare Revolutions: musky, standard, and baby Revolutions with boxes Shakespeare minnows: wood box 33, saltwater, 00's, and metalized minnows Musky Madness: Three five hook Musky minnows and one Revolution Shakespeare Slim Jim and Mr. Rhodes:  four various early Slim Jim minnows and a five hook Rhodes Shakespeare hydro and poon: five hook, hydro, & Tarpalunge

 

Shakespeare 1908 rare display case and all the lures for that year

This display is one of the rarest and most expensive fishing items to ever come up for sale.

Shakespeare 1908  Flyer with lures for that year

 

Rare Shakespeare Lures & Box Photos Shakespeare Lures and Box Collection: Page One 64 Musky, white 64 Musky, green silver 3 hook Rhodes minnow in early box Revolution in black intro box Sure Lure in black intro box Worden Bucktail in black intro box Rhodes Frog in wood box 5 hook sienna minnow 5 hook high forehead in picture box Shakespeare Lures and Boxes: Page Two 5 hook sienna minnow 3 hook sienna minnow 33 rainbow in wood box 33 rainbow in gray box Floating minnow in wood box Slim Jim in intro box 5 hook yellow in gray box 33 metalized gold minnow in wood box Spinner in wood box Shakespeare Lures and Boxes: Page Three New Shiner minnow in wood box High forehead red floater with picture box Whirlwind, red Midget metalized minnow Punkinseed Killer torpedo Shakespeare Lures and Boxes: Page Four High forehead yellow floater High forehead yellow 5 hook High forehead Floater, red and silver Rhodes yellow minnow 43 rainbow minnow Floater in yellow perch 1908 collection of Shakespeare lures: Page Five Shakespeare 1908 lures in a dealer display case Everything Shakespeare made in 1908 Musky lures Revolutions Shakespeare minnows Rhodes frog Rhodes minnows

Click here for an extensive group of Shakespeare and Rhodes photos

A FULL TOPICAL INDEX FOR ANTIQUELURES

A LIST OF ALL EARLY FISHING LURES IN THIS COLLECTION