Early Creek Chub Wiggler

Pre 1925 Wiggler finished in beautiful goldfish with a silver belly, red hand painted gills, unmarked lip and double line tie, shiny Ex- with light wear, a couple of factory imperfections, pointers an

Finished in beautiful "blue chub", closer in color to blue mullet than natural chub, with hand painted gill marks, good glass eyes and undated lip, shiny Ex-/Ex. The box is a bit rough, but the large

An early lure with an unmarked lip and slanted head, finished in golden shiner with silver belly, c1921/22, double line tie and good glass eyes. Other than a common factory lip touch, the condition is

Coming with its Baby Wiggler in early redside, good glass eyes, unmarked lip, washer belly hardware and simple screw eye tail hanger, shiny Ex-/Ex, appearing unfished. The correct introductory box fea

Very rare oversized "CREEK CHUB WIGGLER" introductory picture box, measuring 6 5/8", Patent Pending marked, with a clear large number 600 end stamp, c1920. The early box with wear/rubs, handwriting an

Early picture box is factory stamped "No. 100 Natural Perch Scale Finish", with legible printing and a clear illustration of the Wiggler, grading near Ex-. The correct early 100 is finished in perch s

Early lure with red in the eye sockets and finished in brilliant greenback, dated lip and good glass eyes, other than a barb cut from each hook about VG+ condition.

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

Short production wood float, 8" in length, finished in red and white with thin black stripes, Ex- due to light wear/rubs.

This exact decoy appears in Creek Chub Lures & Collectibles on page 155, listed as an “Early Prototype for the Ice Fishing Decoy made around 1920, Rare”. Measuring 4 1/4” in length,

Includes an original 1928 employee Annual Picnic photo (5” x 7”), with the original silk ribbon, dated June 23, 1928, pinned on. Also, partial ribbons from the 1925, 1926 and 1929 Annual P

Includes two paint masks used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece (verified by former employee Melvin Diederick).

Creek Chub perch scale Fintail Shiner with early large number stamped box, direction insert, and buff colored box fold out listing the #2100 Fintail as new and utilizing the pre-1925 numbering system.

First version with a flat head and unmarked lip, natural chub scale, hand painted gill marks, double line tie, good glass eyes with red in the sockets, belly washer hardware with simple screw eye tail

Includes a paint mask used on the early Crawdad and a tool used to clean lacquer off paint-dipped lures for the mouthpiece, with the verification tag signed by Melvin Diederick, a former employee.

One of the earliest Injured Minnows with a very narrow body, silver belly (pre-1925), large scales and small cups in the nose and tail. Shiny redside finish appears unfished, about Ex- due mostly to h

Rare box is clearly stamped SPECIAL 101W, correct for this Special Order tack eye Wiggler in uncataloged perch, unfished, near Ex.

Includes a 2000 Darter paint mask (for the spotted pattern), a “Creek Chub Bait Co. Garrett, Indiana” rubber stamp, and a scaler.

100 Wiggler in chub scale with military stencil and good glass eyes, Ex-/Ex, in a 1601 stamped box (for a Baby Injured Minnow) that grades VG+/Ex- with fold out catalog.

Flat side in large scale redside with silver belly, good glass eyes (red in the sockets) and nose/tail cup, if not for a tail touchup this rarely seen lure would grade near Ex. The worn box is stamped

Extremely rare, short production hair bait, all red, 1 1/2” overall, with light soiling and some hair loss, about VG+.

Perch and chub, both with good glass eyes and reinforced lip, grading about Ex-, the chub with military stencil.

Creek Chub Bait Company, United States. 1920s. Natural Chub Scale. Material: Wood. Quantity: 2. Grade: G. 3"; 5". Est. $100-125.

Exceptional condition on this 4 5/8" introductory box, marked "Creek Chub Wiggler Natural No. C. C. Price 85 Cents", with bright color, crisp Wiggler illustration and bold printed text, Ex-/Ex. The ba