Donaly's The "Redfin" Minnow Picture Box

Extremely rare, with "Patent applied for by Jim Donaly Newark, N. J." appearing on the top label and a crisp illustration of the No. 57 Redfin Floating Bait. Perhaps the rarest of the early Donaly box

Extraordinary combination - the maroon papered 2pc box with a crisp illustration of the Union Springs Specialty Co. lure, clearly marked "WHITE" on the top label, and its early NY bait, finished in re

Finished in rarely seen white with red and green spots and black back stripe, rigged with Pflueger Neverfail hardware and Miller's twin spinners, the brass spinner stamped "Pat. Applied For". A very t

Early maroon box measures 5 1/4" by 1 3/4", retaining the majority of its original top label with an illustration of a Pepper 3hk minnow, showing glass eyes and reverse gill marks, as well as all of t

Finished in rare white body with wide hand painted red stripes and gill marks, with three nickel silver flashers and Donaly's large clip through belly cup hardware. Condition is about VG+, with genera

One of the most collector coveted of Shakespeare's early maroon boxes, 5 1/8" in length, retaining its original label with lure illustration, marked "Rainbow Size 1 No. 1601 3 Hooks Green Back White B

Very rare c1911 box for the Pepper Revolving Minnow, complete with paper picture label from Rome, NY. Original “Patent Applied For” paper label has wear and loss as shown, but retains the

Seldom seen 3 1/4" early bait with marked "Detroit Glass Minnow Tube Co." aluminum sliding cap and German silver hardware, is in solid Ex condition with just a bit of interior residue that will clean.

Tin Liz minnow in a picture box with paper, Twin Liz in plastic top box, and a Hawaiian Wiggler picture box with bait (separated skirt). The boxes are VG+/Ex-, Ex- and VG+ respectively.

Super rare black picture box, marked "Pat. applied for" with a clear illustration of the earliest Evolution Minnow - the scales, fins and hardware detail being quite crisp, and the underside of the bo

2 7/8", Jersey rigged, featuring Donaly's large marked aluminum spinner, orange/red back and white belly with black accents, VG+/Ex- (wear, hook marks, old over-varnish). The box grades VG/VG+ (wear,

Weedless metal minnow has glass eyes and grades about Ex-, coming in a picture box that's VG+, and a weedless pressed eye, unfished Ex-/Ex, in a VG+ beige box. Each picture box comes with a fold out p

Each coming in an early 2pc picture box, including a 4" (mottled green/red) and two 5 1/8" baits (yellow/red face and Victory). The boxes and lures all grade about Ex-, the boxes are marked "No. 6 Yel

Both glass eyed and weedless, most likely unfished, Ex- and Ex-/Ex. Small 3" beige picture box marked "Pat. Applied For" on the end flaps, other than a Sears price sticker the condition is about Ex-,

Each in an early 2 piece picture box, both 5 1/4", mottled red/green over white (shiny Ex-/Ex, possibly unfinished) and yellow with red face (Ex-).

Includes a red head minnow with good glass eyes in a Pat. Applied For marked picture box, both about Ex-. Also (2) 2 1/2" minnows, Ex- and VG due to the red head repainted.

From the infamous group of thirty five lures discovered in a New Jersey carriage house some twenty five years ago known as the "Carriage House Find" this is quite possibly one of James Donaly's person

Striking early Immell Bait Co. floating minnow, the wood body measuring 3 5/8" with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent date), hand painted gill

An impressive early Immell Bait Co. floating minnow, the wood body measuring 4 3/4" with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent date), original doub

An extraordinary package of a "Pat. applied for" box, pre-patent bait, and an extremely rare "introductory offer" paper insert, all believed to date from 1909-10. Exceptionally rare and in Ex-/Ex cond

One of the nicest condition Wiggler introductory boxes to come to auction, crisp and bright, 4 5/8", marked PAT. PENDING, end marked "Creek Chub Wiggler" Natural No. C. C. Price 85 Cents", Ex conditio

Very rare combination of a marked No. 3 box, its original fold out paper, and the correct Charmer Minnow. Extraordinary color on this 5 1/4" blue box, the 1910 patent date printed on its top label, wi

Measuring 4 7/8" by 1 3/4" this very rare black picture box features a crisp illustration of the bait as well as the "Pat Applied For" marking. With all printing legible and the box bottom factory pri

Short production lure advertised as the The "Two-In-One" Bait, 4 1/4", with washer hardware and finished in vivid yellow with a red head, shiny Ex, definitely unfished. Coming in its extraordinary pic