The Bonafide Aluminum Minnow

Produced for less than two years by Hiram Passage and George Van DeCar of the Bonafide Mfg. Co. in Plymouth, Michigan, this extremely rare 3 3/8" bait was constructed of cast aluminum, hollow to allow

Galvanized metal Rock-It Fish Scaler, pull behind boat and it rotates and will scale fish, 24" long x 10' dia., an aluminum minnow bucket with wire bail and wood handle and a vintage fishing net with

3 1/2" Murray's Aluminum Minnow with a PAT'D marked wing (VG+), and a 2 1/4" folded metal bait with painted belly, unmarked (Ex-).

Important 5 hook minnow from F.A. Pardee of Kent, Ohio. First advertised publicly in the summer of 1900, one of the rarest of all early American minnows, finished in aluminum with a dark back and tail

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.

Early floating minnow finished in rarely seen aluminum with a red back, the wood body measuring 3 3/4", with good white iris glass eyes, red painted center spinner (marked with the Nov 1, 1910 patent

Dating from the early 20's, 2 1/2" minnow in tough red head aluminum body, with marked blunt front prop and good glass eyes, shiny Ex-. Introductory Midget Minnow box is crisp with only light wear and

Large glass minnow trap with wire frame and aluminum cap. Trap is approx. 13" long and 7" in diameter. See photos.

Extremely rare The Original “Kalamazoo” Bait, patented 1904, measuring just under 3 5/8”, finished in green back over aluminum (mellowed with age to gold), with red hand painted gill

Finished in solid aluminum with red hand painted gill marks, pointed unmarked props and see through plate hardware. Condition is shiny VG+ with some wear, varnish flaking, pointers and age lines, much

Rare early underwater minnow, 2 3/4”, clearly stamped "THE HARKAUF" along the left side. With good yellow glass eyes, unmarked bow tie style prop, blended green to aluminum finish and red hand p

With a flat metal frame marked "PAT. PEND.", this bait is complete with its perforated aluminum screw cap and 3 treble hooks. Nearly 5" overall, solid Ex-/Ex condition with only slight wear, appearing

Finished in seldom seen red head aluminum, with blunt marked front spinner, VG+/Ex- due mostly to varnish flaking. Coming in its tough introductory box, correctly marked 901 RHA, with the Sheridan R.

4 1/2" vamp style body with large glass eyes, finished in black back with side stripes/spots and pink over aluminum painted lip and tail. Wear, hairline and age lines, VG/VG+.

With The “Expert” stamped legibly on the left side, green blended to aluminum, hand painted gill marks, no-hole props and good yellow glass eyes, VG/VG+.

Rarely seen solid aluminum finish and red hand painted gill marks on this 5hk underwater minnow with unmarked props, Neverfail hardware and good glass eyes. Shiny VG+/Ex-, with light wear, a couple sm

Scarce earliest version with "Patent Applied For" front spinner and heavy molded scales, small 2 1/4" model is VG+/Ex- mostly due to moderate wear to the aluminum finish and thin hook feathers.

Rarely seen introductory Evolution measuring just over 4" in length, the largest of the series, finished in black over aluminum and rigged with a first version front prop marked "Pat. Appl'd For" on o

Finished in rare blue back blended to aluminum with red hand painted gill marks, unmarked props and Neverfail hardware. Condition is VG-/VG due to wear/rubs, hook marks, hairline, flakes/bubbles, and

With original heavy wire hook hangers, the tube measuring 3 1/4", rigged with 4 treble hooks and marked aluminum sliding cover, about VG+, due to a couple of lip chips. No miscellaneous or Michigan lu

Solid aluminum with red hand painted gill marks and The “Expert” stamped on the left side in green. The removable hooks are type 2, the pointed props are holed, and the rear treble is buck

Finished in early rainbow, good glass eyes, unmarked pointed prop, belly cup rig, about VG+. And a 3 1/4" no-eye minnow rigged with a floppy front prop and simple screw eye hardware, aluminum finish w

3" glass minnow tube, rigged with 3 treble hooks and an unmarked aluminum cap, with only slight lip roughness done in the making, Ex-/Ex condition with light corrosion started on the hooks.

Morris Graves (1910-2001 Washington) ''Minnow'' 1955 Tempera on Paper 6''x11'' Image. An exceptional abstract minnow by Graves. Signed l.r. with Otto Seligman Gallery, Seattle label on verso. Framed 1