Paraphernalia

 

Given the popularity of fishing its only natural that items of all types would have angling themes …match safes, lighters, tip trays …even letter openers !

As for the lures on this page, there aren’t many as I don’t collect lures, but I certainly understand the attraction and have a few that really float my boat.

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The Absolute Coolest Packaging Ever For A Gift Certificate …A Miniature Leonard Brass Capped Rod Tube !

The Absolute Coolest Packaging Ever For A Gift Certificate …A Miniature Leonard Brass Capped Rod Tube !

Robert Stone Was A Lucky Guy !

Robert Stone Was A Lucky Guy !

Vintage Lighter
An English Creel-Shaped Pocket Ashtray. These Are The Perfect Accessory When Attending A Party Where There Are No Ashtrays To Be Found. Just Keep One In Your Blazer Pocket.
An Abbey & Imbrie Mechanical Pencil, With The Original Box. A Pretty Darn Cool Advertising Item !!
This Advertising Tip Tray Is So Much Nicer Than The Black Plastic Trays Restaurants Use Today. The Artist Is Mary Emma Musselman And The Tray Dates To 1921
The Pike Manufacturing Co. (Pike, NH) Eightieth Anniversary Commemorative Sharpening Stone. Circa 1903.
Pike Stone …And 111 Years Of Tarnish
This Tiny Fish Is Carved From Bone And Has A Toothpick Inside That Swings Out For Use

This Wonderful Piece Is A Hand Painted Porcelain Shaving Blade Holder For Used Blades. The Piece Stands 2.5″ Tall And The Back Is Stamped “Made For Abercrombie & Fitch Co. By The Trenton Potteries Co.”. The Artist Is Cyril Gorainoff, A Russian/American Who Opened A Small Gift Shop On Madison Avenue In New York City In The 1920's. These Are Very Rare.

This Wonderful Piece Is A Hand Painted Porcelain Shaving Blade Holder For Used Blades. The Piece Stands 2.5″ Tall And The Back Is Stamped “Made For Abercrombie & Fitch Co. By The Trenton Potteries Co.”. The Artist Is Cyril Gorainoff, A Russian/American Who Opened A Small Gift Shop On Madison Avenue In New York City In The 1920′s. These Are Very Rare.

While I Do Not Know The History Behind This Piece, I Have Seen Enough Of Them To Suspect They Were Factory Items
This Stunning Folk Art Lure Is Just 2.25″ Long And Is Carved From Ivory. Note How The Maker Fashioned A Single Piece Of Brass For The Line Tie And Dorsal Fin. The Hook Holder Passes Through The Body, Creating Pectoral Fins And The Eyes Of The Hooks Cleverly Mimic The Eyes Of A Minnow. The Maker Was As Talented A Craftsman As An Artist.

This Stunning Folk Art Lure Is Just 2.25″ Long And Is Carved From Ivory. Note How The Maker Fashioned A Single Piece Of Brass For The Line Tie And Dorsal Fin. The Hook Holder Passes Through The Body, Creating Pectoral Fins And The Eyes Of The Hooks Cleverly Mimic The Eyes Of A Minnow. The Maker Was As Talented A Craftsman As An Artist.

This Evinrude Advertising Tip Tray Is 4″ In Diameter. Yes …I Know Its Not Really Fishing Related …But I Like It !

About The Size Of A Quarter (And Just As Flat !), This Great Old Advertising Piece Looks Far More Three Dimensional Than It Is And Was Likely Used As a Key Chain Or A Fob

About The Size Of A Quarter (And Just As Flat), This Great Old Advertising Piece Which Depicts Frost’s Kelso Automatic Fly Reel Looks Far More Three Dimensional Than It Is And Was Likely Used As a Key Chain Or A Fob

H.J. Frost & Co. Dates To About 1910

H.J. Frost & Co. Dates To About 1910

I Don't Collect Many Lures, But Make Exceptions For Particularly Exceptional Examples, Such As This Wooden Minnow By Phillip Geen

I Don’t Collect Many Lures, But Make Exceptions For Particularly Exceptional Examples, Such As This Wooden Minnow By Phillip Geen

A Rare Anglers Club of New York Cigarette Lighter, By Zippo. The Date Code On The Lighter Is 1967. Zippo Began Date Coding Their Lighters In 1958.

A Rare Anglers Club of New York Cigarette Lighter, By Zippo. The Date Code On The Lighter Is 1967. Zippo Began Date Coding Their Lighters In 1958.

One Side Of An H.A. Whittemore & Co Celluloid Letter Opener. Whittemore Was In Business From The Late 1800s To The Early 1900s.

One Side Of An H.A. Whittemore & Co Celluloid Letter Opener. Whittemore Was In Business From The Late 1800s To The Early 1900s. Whittemore Was A Major Seller Of Kosmic Tackle.

The Other Side Of The Whittemore Letter Opener

The Other Side Of The Whittemore Letter Opener

A 3.25" Scrimshaw Fish Carved In Bone. Appears To Show Good Age. The Carver Picked A Nice Piece Of Bone As The Coloration Lends Itself Well To The Likeness Of A Fish.

A 3.25″ Scrimshaw Fish Carved In Bone. Appears To Show Good Age. The Carver Picked A Nice Piece Of Bone As The Coloration Lends Itself Well To The Likeness Of A Fish.

I’ve Always Been A Fan Of Royal Doulton’s “Izaak Walton Ware”, Which Features Their “Gallant Fishers”, But Never Collected It Because The Pieces I Found Were Large And Consisted Mostly Of Plates, Bowls, Pitchers And Large Serving Pieces. This Is An Example Of Patience Having Paid Off As I Recently Found What Is Most Likely The  Smallest Piece They Ever Created …At Just 2.25″ Tall This Pattern Was Likely Used To Hold Toothpicks Or Match Sticks. The Willow Tree Border Dates This Piece To About 1930.

I’ve Always Been A Fan Of Royal Doulton’s “Izaac Walton Ware”, Which Features Their “Gallant Fishers”, But Never Collected It Because The Pieces I Found Were Large And Consisted Mostly Of Plates, Bowls, Pitchers And Large Serving Pieces. This Is An Example Of Patience Having Paid Off As I Recently Found What Is Most Likely The Smallest Piece They Ever Created …At Just 2.25″ Tall This Pattern Was Likely Used To Hold Toothpicks Or Match Sticks. The Willow Tree Border Dates This Piece To The Early 1900s.

The Other Side Of This Exquisite Little Piece Of Pottery

The Other Side Of This Exquisite Little Piece Of Pottery

The Beaverkill-Willowemec Rod & Gun Club Was Incorporated In 1948 by Fred Ackerly, Walt Bock And Harry Darbee, With The Main Intent Of The Organization Being The Prevention Of Damming Catskill Streams. This License Plate Badge Is From The Early 1950s.

The Beaverkill-Willowemec Rod & Gun Club Was Incorporated In 1948 by Fred Ackerly, Walt Bock And Harry Darbee, With The Main Intent Of The Organization Being The Prevention Of Damming Catskill Streams. This License Plate Topper Is From The Early 1950s.

This Decorative Tweezer Is 4.25" Long And Has A Mother Of Pearl Tail

This Decorative Tweezer Is 4.25″ Long And Has A Mother Of Pearl Tail

This Pre-1900 Flask Measures 4.25" In Diameter.

This Pre-1900 Flask Measures 4.25″ In Diameter.

A Trio Of Hardy "Aaro" Flies, All In Size 5. The Patterns Are Wilkinson, Red Drum And Murdoch

A Trio Of Hardy “Aaro” Flies, All In Size 5. The Patterns Are Wilkinson, Red Drum And Murdoch

The Kosmic Brand Was Initially Created By A.G. Spalding In The Early 1890s And Was Then Purchased By U.S. Net & Twine A Few Years Later. In 1901 The Brand Was Sold To H.A. Whittemore & Company, Also Known As "Hawco", Of Boston.

The Kosmic Brand Was Initially Created By A.G. Spalding In The Early 1890s And Was Then Purchased By U.S. Net & Twine A Few Years Later. In 1901 The Brand Was Sold To H.A. Whittemore & Company, Also Known As “Hawco”, Of Boston.

An Early Collapsible Drinking Cup

An Early Collapsible Drinking Cup

A Wonderful Bit Of Advertising

A Wonderful Bit Of Advertising

This Pike Stone Measures  2″ by 3″. Note The “Compliments Of” At The Top Of The Stone …Meaning These Were Free Samples.

This Pike Stone Measures 2″ by 3″. Note The “Compliments Of” At The Top Of The Stone …Meaning These Were Free Samples.

Our Friend Google Has Zero Information On Angler's Club Whisky, Other Than  Continental Having Started In 1912

Our Friend Google Has Zero Information On Angler’s Club Whisky, Other Than Continental Having Started In 1912

The Pattern On This Early Oiler Has Also Been Seen On Match Safes, Spinners And A Fly Reel By John Kopf. I Am Yet To Discover Who Made The Metal, But The Spinners And The Reel Are Known To Have Originated In New York.

The Pattern On This Early Oiler Has Also Been Seen On Match Safes, Spinners And A Fly Reel By John Kopf. I Am Yet To Discover Who Made The Metal, But The Spinners And The Reel Are Known To Have Originated In New York.

Celluloid Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company Advertising Ruler

Celluloid Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company Advertising Ruler

The Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company Was Founded In 1900 And This Ruler "Trout Gauge" Was Patented In 1906

The Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company Was Founded In 1900 And This Ruler “Trout Gauge” Was Patented In 1906

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