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A group of antique tackle collectors will be gathering for an informal meeting July 14th meeting for antique tackle collectors at the Heddon Museum.
The group meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. at the former Heddon factory, 414 West St. in Dowagiac, Mich., that now serves as a museum. Its located two blocks north and two blocks west of the McDonald's.
The get-together of antique lure collectors is mostly a show-and-tell with some selling, trading, and buying of old tackle taking place.
Its open to anyone interested in old antique fishing tackle or who has old gear that he or she would like to be appraised. For more information, email Doug Bucha at ndBucha@yahoo.com.
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Early Vintage Heddon reels valued by collectorsWhile Heddon is most famous for its lure creations, most people dont realize that the company offered fishing reels in its catalogs as early as 1905.
These early Heddon reels were made by another other reel companies who stamped the Heddon name on them.
Heddon began making its own reels in 1920 after they lured a famous reel maker named Jack Welch away from the Talbot Reel Company located in Kansas City. Jack got things going!
The companys first in-house reel was the model 3-15 (1920-27), a non level-wind reel made of German silver. The name German silver is misleading as there is no silver in the metal.
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Got a box of old fishing gear in the attic? You can get it appraised at the June 9th meeting for antique tackle collectors at the Heddon Museum.
The group meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. at the former Heddon factory, 414 West St. in Dowagiac, Mich., that now serves as a museum. Its located two blocks north and two blocks west of the McDonald's.
The informal meeting of antique fishing lure collectors is mostly a show-and-tell with some selling, trading, and buying of old tackle taking place.
Its open to anyone interested in old antique fishing tackle or who has old gear that he or she would like to be appraised. For more information, email Doug Bucha at ndBucha@yahoo.com.
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Antique Saltwater ReelsThe saltwater reels in this photograph are an Ocean City 609 (left) and a Pflueger 1419 ¾ Templar.
Both reels were manufactured in the early 1930s. The side plates were made of Bakelite, which was a common type of plastic used to manufacture reels during that era.
Most large reels like these are usually worth $15 to $25, which is true for 80% of all reels, large or small, since both companies made several thousand in many models.
However, these reels are exceptions to this rule; they would be worth $100 to $200 each, if in perfect condition. One of the reels has a missing part which cuts its value in half.
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Did you come across some old fishing gear while preparing for this seasons garage sale?
Its possible that tackle is more valuable than what youll get for it in a flea market. You can find out by attending the next gathering for antique tackle collectors at the Heddon Museum April 14th.
The group meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. at the former Heddon factory, 414 West St. in Dowagiac, Mich. The Museum is located two blocks north and two blocks west of the Mc Donald's.
The informal meeting of antique fishing lure collectors is mostly a show-and-tell with some selling, trading, and buying of old tackle taking place.
Its open to anyone interested in old antique fishing tackle or who has old gear that he or she would like to be appraised. For more information, email Doug Bucha at ndBucha@yahoo.com.