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INDEX & ARTICLES
One of the most difficult problems
for early wood Heddon fishing lure collectors is to determine what color
was made and when, which helps define the date and version of the lure
is rare, more, rare, or common. These charts will help a collector
make decision about just how 'rare' any give color is for the lures
discussed.
Heddon Color
Rarity Chart - Page 1: for selected lures
By Dr. Michael Echols
Chart copyrighted 1997
Page One |
100 (Early versions) |
100 (Later versions) |
150 (Early versions) |
150 (Later versions) |
175 Heavy casting Minnow |
20 Midget U.W. Minnow |
700 Muskollonge |
Page Two |
3000 Spindiver |
260 Surface Minny |
300 Musky "Surfusser" |
350 Musky Surface Min. |
400 Bucktail new surf. Min. |
40 Walton Feather |
50 Artistic Minnow |
Across the top of the chart are
selected lures with model number and below is the color in which they were made
as marked by an "rarity number". Best viewed when printed out on paper.
This is copyrighted information by which was provided by Wade
Holt, and is not for use on other Web sites nor is it to be reproduced or used
other than for your personal use. Obviously, knowing what is rare
and what is not is a great advantage when buying or selling lures. The
list of colors on the left side of the chart are some of the production colors
made by Heddon. If you want to know what a number on the end of the
box means, this is the information that explains that code.
The number for the rarity
is indicative that the color exists and the rarity is the opinion of
a knowledgeable lure collector...Wade Holt. Since this chart was done in
1997, the relative rarity of some pieces may have changed due to recent
discoveries via the internet.
0=extremely rare 1=rare 2=semi-rare 3=common
Color No. |
Description of colors |
100 (Early versions) |
100 (Later versions) |
150 (Early versions) |
150 (Later versions) |
175
Heavy casting Minnow |
20 Midget U.W. Minnow |
700 Musk-ollonge |
|
Model numbers: |
100 |
100 |
150 |
150 |
175 |
20 |
700 |
0 |
Green
crackle back, fancy green back, white belly (GCB) |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
3 |
0S |
White
body, green and red spots |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
|
White
body, narrow green back stripe, red blended spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
Rainbow, green back, pink and yellow sides, white belly |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
(old)
All white, blended white, or slate back with white belly |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
(new)
White body, red head (RH) |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
3 |
2RET |
White
body, red eyes, tail |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2M |
White
body, red gills (used on salmon plugs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 LUM |
White
luminous body, red eyes and tail |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Aluminum (also silver body with green back) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
4 |
All
Red body |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Red,
dark green blended back |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Red,
with dark red back? |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
Yellow
body, red & green spots, green back |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Yellow
body, narrow green back stripe, red blended spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
copper |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
6 |
Gold |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
Gold
body, greenish cast back |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
Rainbow, grn back, orag & yelw. horiz. stripes, white belly |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
7 |
(old)
Fancy Sienna (brown & yellow crackle back) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
7 |
(new)
White body, slate back (see old 2) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
White
body, gold specks (flitter) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
Yellow
body, brown & red spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yellow
body, green & black spots |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
|
Plain
green back, white belly |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Red
body, black spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yellow
body , fancy mottled back |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Black
sucker (used on 1300 only) |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
9 |
White
body, silver specks (flitter) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9A |
Yellow
perch, yellow, orng & dark grn slanted stripes |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
0 |
2 |
9B |
Green
spotted frog, also called frog coloration |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
1 |
|
9BB |
Meadow
frog |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9BF |
Bull
frog (new in 1928) |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
9BK |
Brook
trout |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9BP |
Blue
Pearl |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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9BW |
Black
& White crab |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9BWH |
Black
body, white head |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9C |
Natural crab (used on Crab Wigglers) |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
9D |
Green
scale (new in 1917), first scale finish by Heddon |
|
3 |
|
3 |
|
3 |
0 |
9E |
White
body, greenish black spots |
|
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
|
|
9F |
Yellow
body, black head |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
G |
Black |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
9G |
All
black |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9H |
Red
scale (new in 1919) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
0 |
|
9J |
Frog
scale |
|
2 |
|
1,2 |
1 |
1 |
|
9K |
Gold
fish scale |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
9L |
Yellow
perch scale |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
9LD |
Light
green scale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9M |
Pike
scale (new in 1921) green |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
9MRH |
Pike
scale body, red head |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9N |
Red
Dace scale |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9P |
Shiner
scale |
|
3 |
|
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
9PAS |
Stripey, Shiner scale back, red head & body stripe |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9PBH |
Blue
Herring scale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9PG |
Golden
shiner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9PL |
Pearl |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9PLB |
Blue
pearl |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9PRH |
Shiner
scale body, red head |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
9R |
(old)
Natural scale |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
9Sh |
Silver
herring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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9 SPRH |
Spotted body, red head |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9SS |
Silver
scale (silver flash) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
9T |
Dark
green back, gold specks |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
9V |
Orange
body, black spots (also 9SO) |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
9W |
All
white (see 2) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
9? |
Blue
scale |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
9Y |
All
yellow |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
0 |
9YBS |
Yellow
body, black stripes |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
9YF |
Yellow
body, flitter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9YRH |
Yellow
body, red head |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9YS |
Yellow
scale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9Y?B |
Yellow
body, black back |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yellow
body, fancy mottled back |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
0 |
|
Yellow
body, Seinna crackled skull cap |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RH |
White
body, red head, red collar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
body, red head, red tail |
|
3 |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
White
body, yellow head |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trouted |
Yellow
body, with red green and black spotted effect |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Trouted |
White
body, with red, green, and yellow spotted effect |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Trouted |
Yellow
body, with red green, and yellow spotted effect |
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
Trouted |
Red
body, with black decorations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trouted |
White
body, with red, green decorations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trouted |
Yellow
body, with red, green and black decorations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yellow
body, with red, green and brown spots |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9B |
Frog
color |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
BH |
White
body, blue head |
|
|
|
|
|
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