Antique Lure CollectiblesHeddon Wood Boxes |
1905-1910: Heddon wood boxes (variations type 1 - 5): the more expensive line of lures were packaged in wood boxes, while the cheaper lines were sold in the white boxes.
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Type I, 2, or 3: note 'New' Dowagiac Minnow with exclamation mark after HUNG! and a one-way slide top with thumbnail groove for the type 1 & 2. In the thin wood type 1, expect brass hardware and three belly weight 100 or 150's. Type 2 boxes have thicker wood and may have had two or three belly weight 100 or 150's with brass hardware. Type 3 boxes have two way tops and hold two belly weight high forehead minnows with brass hardware. |
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Early type 4 boxes mention Canada patent and "HUNG!" is with an exclamation mark. The top is now two way sliding. Expect 100 or 150's with brass or nickel hardware and one or two belly weights. This is also the box used for the 300 during this time frame. Box used in 1905-6. |
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Later type 4 mentions Canada patent and "HUNG" is without an exclamation mark. Expect nickel or brass hardware on 100, 150, or 300's with one or two belly weights. End of box will have a color code, and sometimes the name of the color.
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Type 5, doesn't mention Canada patent and "HUNG" is without an exclamation mark. Expect nickel hardware and one belly weight. The end of the box will have both color code and the name of the color. The fonts are different on this box from the others.
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| Type two
box
One way slide top Green crackleback 100 Note "Heddon's" is not printed and the font is larger |
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| Type four
box
Green crackleback 300 |
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| Type four
box
Old Rainbow 175 Note this box is taller than the other boxes to accommodate the large hooks of the 175 |
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| Type five box
Old Yellow 100 |
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| Type five
box (late)
Yellow-perch 150 Note the larger font and Heddon is again missing as it is in the early boxes. |
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| Plain sides in types 1,2,3, and early type 4's. Photo is of the 175 box side |
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| Message on some late type 4's & all type 5's |
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| Comparison of an early type 4 with 'Hung!' (left) to a later type 4 without the exclamation mark after 'Hung' on the right. The earlier box is totally unmarked on the ends or sides. The wood is much more dense and finer grain than the later box which is more typical. |
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| Note the grain you can see in the upper box which is the earlier type 4. |
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| As noted, the end of the upper earlier type four is unmarked too. |
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| The external dimensions are the same for both boxes. Both tops indicate the 'Canadian' patent. |
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| Internally they are the same and the thickness of the walls are identical. |
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