Heddon Lures and Boxes - 1:

The pre-1920 Heddon lure and box

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Special Heddon Dowagiac Lures

Dr. Michael Echols' Collection

Item: 4.1

Heddon 900, c. 1910,  in the correctly marked double line white box.  Lure is excellent minus, box is very good plus.  A very rare early package in this  condition that is almost unavailable at any price.   Most of these 900's are in terrible condition and it is rare in a correctly marked white box.   How many of these have you ever seen even in a collection?

Heddon 800, c. 1910, in the correctly marked 801 "It Swims" into box.  Lure is vg+ due to manufacturing air bubbles in the paint, box is excellent plus.  This lure is the smaller and second year version of the 900.  It's about the ultra rare and excellent plus condition box!!!

Heddon 700 Muskellunge Minnow (Musky) in green crackleback, cup rig, five belly weights, marked props, excellent plus condition.  None better than this one, just incredible.  It came out of England ( I have no idea how it got there or why, but that's where it came from.  A rare find and just look at the condition of the belly weights, no paint loss.  

Heddon 700 Muskellunge Minnow (Musky) in rainbow, cup rig, five belly weights, marked props, excellent plus condition

Heddon 300 in green crackleback with cup rig hardware, c. 1906, excellent  condition.   Wood box marked 300, has 'Hung! ' Excellent plus condition, with the rare 300 paperwork in excellent condition. 

Rare Heddon 175 , green crackleback, cup rig, c. 1907,no name on prop, bluntnose, solid excellent condition.  The special ultra rare tall wood box is correctly marked 175, and is in excellent condition.  A rare and difficult to find combination in any condition, especially excellent .

Heddon 'Killer" 450 picture box c. 1906, with white/red/white lure in very good condition.  Later double line around border of the box in very good condition.  It's about the rare box.