Nice pair of vintage fishing tackle pieces, both still mounted on their original advertising/display cards.

Included:

G.M. Skinner – Skinner’s New Casting Spoon

• Brass/gold-tone fluted casting spoon
• Stamped “G.M. SKINNER CLAYTON N.Y.”
• Stamped “PAT. U.S. & CANADA 1874”
• Size/No. 2 marking
• Original hook and rigging
• Original illustrated advertising card
• Card advertises “FIRST PRIZE – World’s Fair, Chicago, 1893”
• Advertising describes it as a bass bait and states “Used With or Without Bait”
• Copyrighted by G.M. Skinner

The 1893 wording refers to Skinner’s World’s Fair award and should not be interpreted as the manufacturing date of this particular lure.

Water Gremlin Minnow Harness

• Original Water Gremlin illustrated advertising card
• “Minnow Harness”
• “King of the Waters”
• Metal minnow cradle/harness
• Silver-tone spinner blade with Water Gremlin character/logo
• Original spring-loaded minnow holding mechanism
• Card illustrates how the minnow was held without hooks entering the body

Both pieces show expected age and storage wear including toning, staining, edge/corner wear, oxidation/tarnish and general handling. The Skinner card and Water Gremlin card both have especially nice period graphics. Please examine all photographs carefully for exact condition and components included.

Sold together exactly as pictured.

Brand: G.M. Skinner / Water Gremlin
Type: Casting Spoon / Minnow Harness
Bait Type: Spoon / Spinner / Harness
Fishing Type: Freshwater Fishing
Vintage: Yes
Material: Metal
Items in Auction: 2
Skinner Location: Clayton, New York
Skinner Patent Marking: U.S. & Canada 1874
Original Packaging: Yes – Original Advertising Cards
Condition: Used / Vintage