Anderson & Co. 1909 lure, $27,600, Morphy Auctions

An Anderson & Co. (Jamestown, N.Y.) ‘Chautauqua’ Weedless Trolling Hook Minnow lure patented by Krantz & Smith in 1909 sold for $27,600 at Part 3 of the Wayne and Lori Edens collection held October 25th by Morphy Auctions in Denver, PA.

Also, a 7 3/4-inch-long Heddon 747 red and purple minnow identified in VL&A’s 1917 catalog as the ‘Dowagiac Mascallonge Minnow’ made $26,400; and a Heddons circa-1910 Night-Radiant Moonlight Bait lure gaveled for $20,400.