Fall Auction

eBay Report - January 2006

We REEEEELY started off the year with a nice group of reels.

Reels:

One seller had a group of interesting Kentucky reels. They were led off by a Frank Fullilove Crown reel in VG, which received 22 bids before selling for $4055. It is shown to the right. Also offered was a B. C. Milam & Son #4 reel with crank nut missing and in G condition. It brought $3150. A Meek & Milam wide spool in the rare #1 size sold for $1825. It had been converted for tournament use and was only in G condition. A B. F. Meek & Sons #3 with fixed jeweled bearings in VG reached $1613.80. A B.C. Milam & Son #3, Jeweled and VG sold for $1100. A Talbot Tomahawk trade reel for VIM was included in a lot of 4 other common reels. The seller must have been surprised when the lot sold for $720.89. Finally, a Meek & Milam #3, brass with numbered screws and VG sold for $2025.

A F. Vom Hofe & Son brass ball handle NY style reel in EX received 23 bids before settling at $1112.

Baitcasters included a Wm. Shakespeare Jr. Style B level wind reel in VG reached $255.85. An Ocean City E-Z-2-Part with free spool that was EX in a G box brought $262.88. A Hardy Elarex LW baitcaster in EX sold for $246.16. A Redifor-Flegel from Warren, OH #3 in VG reached $268.63. A James Heddon's Sons #3-30 in VG+ topped out at $1035. A J. A. Coxe #15 German silver LW reel that was EX in an EX leather case brought $360.50. A Heddon Pal M25 Pro Weight in EX reached $255.

More modern reels included an ABU Ambassadeur 5000 Deluxe from the first year, 1963, with gold plate trim and in its wooden box, which sold for $605. An Ambassadeur 5500C that was EX in an EX box/papers, etc. brought $313 and a brown 5500 in the same condition reached $355.01. A Shakespeare President II #1980 HB that was NIB brought $294.10, a second example in EX condition reached $275.25. A Shimano Bantam 100EX that was EX in box with papers reached $186.51. A Penn Levelmatic, gold color, and EX topped out at $111.01.

Fly reels were led off by a Chapman & Son reel stamped "Teresa, NY" and VG. It had the Silas Terry 1871 patent on it. The reel sold for $1602 and is shown to the left. Hardy Perfect that was 4½ inches in diameter with a wide drum, a 1912 check and VG. It sold for $1100. A Meisselbach Rainbow #631 with quick latch and in VG condition sold for $188.58. A 4-Brothers Egalite #1902 in VG reached $457.52. A Julius vom Hofe #3 hard rubber and German silver, with Abbey & Imbrie marks and EX sold for $866. An Edward vom Hofe #423 salmon fly reel in EX in a block case reached $1681.50. A Thompson 100 in VG sold for $388.

Big Game reels included a Julius vom Hofe B-Ocean 1/0 size and VG- that sold for $560.

An Italian 4½" Centerpin reel, with a presentation plate and embossed sports scene faceplate in EX sold for $435.

Lures:

There were several interesting fly rod baits this past month. Leading the pack was a CCBC wooden Fly Rod Darter in silver flash and EX, which was bid to $2000. It is shown to the right. There were also several EX CCBC Flex Float Feather Minnows - one in Lord Baltimore pattern brought $627 and another in Pikie Scale reached $608.

Hanging among the Creek Chub Bait Co. lures was a Clothes Pin, white/Red & Yellow trim, gold hooks and EX which sold for $420. A Musky Dinger in silver flash and EX reached $373.89. An EX Fintail Shiner in silver shiner color and metal tail brought $370. A Surface Dingbat with Western Auto Sable paint and EX sold for $491. An EX Polly Wiggle, W/RH reached $380. An EX Sucker in an EX- box brought $879.50.

Miscellaneous maker lures included a Harkauf 5 hook minnow, VG in brown color which sold for $359.09. A Bite-Em Bait Wiggler, gold/white & red and EX in a G picture box reached $300. A Vaughn Lure, white/red & green stripe and EX brought $200. A Donaly Wow, green/yellow ribs that was EX in an EX box/papers sold for $911.99. A rare Manistee Minnow in G with flaking white color/gold trim brought $869.98.An unusual Dilley's Pork & Frog, EX condition in frog color, sold for $809. A Darby Spring loaded Weedless Lure, green with red & white head and Mint brought $627.77. A set of four Bakelite Lauffer's Scientific Fishing Lures, NIB and you assemble them, but pretty cool, sold for $406.08.

An EX Pflueger Neverfail 3 hook minnow in green crackleback and in a G-VG wooden box brought $899, while a VG example in frog spot reached $188.50 w/o a box. A Wizard Minnow, silver/black back, VG in a VG wooden box reached $1121.77. A South Bend Tarp Oreno, W/RH and Mint in an EX box sold for $462. A Truck Oreno in frog spot and VG brought $1450. A Shakespeare Revolution, yellow/gold spots and VG sold for $406.

Among the many Heddon lures was a Punkinseed #730 in rainbow color that was EX in the box and sold for $4839.89. An EX in box #740 Punkinseed in Red scale brought $3398.67, and a #730 XRS (white/black ribs), also EX in box reached $1336. A plastic Crazy Crawler, white/RH and EX, but with a Westinghouse logo on it, sold for $406.11. One of those plastic #9120 crawdad color Crawlers that used to bring $1750-$2000 sold for $920. A VG-EX red & white Luny Frog brought $599. All this was topped by a Dowagiac Underwater with external belly weight. It was white and VG condition - and sold for $13,659.50. Take a look to the left to see if you have one hanging in your garage. A River Runt #119PL, wood/GE, white and EX/EX box sold for $261.55. A Tadpolly, green scale, and EX in a VG intro box brought $432. A nifty yellow colored Vamp #7500 and EX sold for $809. A Widget, NIB in bullfrog topped out at $500. A beautiful Heddon 402 minnow, white/blue forehead and EX brought $921.06. An to finish them off, a Hi-Tail in Budweiser paint, Mint in Box, reached $779.69.

Rods:

Bamboo fly rods included a F. E. Thomas Dirigo fly rod, 8'6", 3/2, EX, $610. A Walton Powell, 9', 2/1, 6 wt in EX sold for $830. A Mint "Spring Brook" Shakespeare bamboo fly rod 9', 3/2, reached $256.08. A Gene Edwards Deluxe #53, 8', 3/2 and EX sold for $392.75. An impregnated H-I "Registered" model, 8'6", 3/2 and mint brought $286.85. A Marshall Field (Heddon?) #35, 7', 2/2, and VG sold for $968.78. An E. C. Powell "semi hollow" rod, 9'6", 3/2, EX brought $798. An E. F. Payne M205, 8'6", 3/2 and EX ended at $1975.

Chicago Gentleman Streamliner rod and reel combination, EX, $150.

A Walton Powell Bamboo spinning rod, 7', 2/1 and EX sold for $260.98.

Casting rods included a fiberglass Johnson/Phillipson #800, 6', 2/1, light action, Mint in bag which brought $1427. A Winchester tubular steel 4 pc #5425 in VG with a poor bag sold for $133.55. A Phillipson Royal 5'6" fiberglass rod in VG sold for $578.

Miscellaneous Fishing Stuff:

A nice brown glass flask with silver overlay of a fishing scene, all in EX condition, brought $341.69. It is shown to the right. A Musky match safe in VG sold for $122.51.

"The Sportsman" wooden tackle box from Florida in VG sold for $324, while a Knickerbocker leather tackle box in VG reached $300. A B.F. Meek & Sons lunchbox style tackle box with no trays and VG topped out at $174.52. A nice pot belly creel with flat wicker and a wooden top received 24 bids before selling for $338.

A Johnson Outboard Motor pinback button from 1954 in VG sold for $72.23. A Chris Craft folding wooden boat ladder in VG reached $308.44. A Koon Kreek split shot tin in EX condition brought $123.65. A rare round split shot tin from Chidsey & Green with "Buck" the dog on the celo top, but only G condition reached $119.50.

A Montague Automatic Casting Float that was mint in box closed out at $200. Those things must not have worked very well, since they seem to be fairly common in mint in box condition.

A Shakespeare 1932 catalog in EX reached $86.75, while a Bronson Gold Seal catalog from the 1930s and EX sold for $66.10. A pair of rare catalogs - 1892 Chubb and 1905 Abbey & Imbrie, which were in G condition brought $442.77. A Hardy Angler's Guide from 1909 in G-VG condition reached $850. A 1925 Edward Vom Hofe catalog in EX soared to $510. An 1890 Henry Squires sporting goods hard bound catalog in only G sold for $156. A very Fine copy of Dick Spurr's Classic Bamboo Fly Rod Makers brought $117.51. A Rushton Rowboats & Canoes 1902 catalog in VG- reached $247.51.

A VG brass spring loaded fish spear and/or gaff topped out at $113.48. This formidable looking appliance is shown to the left.

A tin sign Penn Reel Thermometer with a blue marlin illustration and VG sold for $220.27. A South Bend "Fish & Feel Fit" store display in VG+ brought $540.02. A New York state tin Trout Fishing sign in EX sold for $122.51.