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    Posted 1 year ago

    dav2no1
    (839 items)

    Fishing Split Shot Sinker Tins

    These two tins are very small, just under 2". One tin is Pflueger Split Shot Sinkers and the other tin is Montgomery Ward Split Shot. Both tins only have a few Sinkers left in them.

    AMERICAN FISH HOOK COMPANY
    Founded in 1864, They primarily manufactured fishhooks, as the name implies. The company was incorporated and renamed the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Akron, OH in 1886. At the turn of the century and under the leadership of Ernest F. Pflueger, the company changed its logo to "Pflueger".

    IT'S A LITTLE BIT HOT IN HERE
    "Their first lures were made of metal, glass and rubber. Many of these early lures were covered with a luminous paint which, by today's standards, would be classified as hazardous materials."

    NEW TIRES
    "Rubber was a relatively new material and gaining popularity in Akron, so Pflueger saw an opportunity to manufacture many of its lures from rubber in the late 1800s. (The city would go on to become the capital of the tire making industry in the U. S.)"

    WOOD LURES AND REELS
    "In the early 1900's, Pflueger decided to create wooden fishing lures. This was done in order to compete with the rising popularity of the wooden "underwater minnows" offered by South Bend, Heddon, and Shakespeare. In addition, the company would soon become the largest reel manufacturing company in the United States, and probably the world."

    TO BE OR NOT TO BE
    In 1960 "Pflueger sold to Shakespeare of Kalamazoo, which also bought the Paw Paw Bait Company. Tackle is still manufactured today with the Pflueger name on it."

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    1. dav2no1 dav2no1, 1 year ago
      **Pflueger history..

      http://www.oldfishinglure.com/pfluegerhistory.htm
    2. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 1 year ago
      Nice info,,,,love old tin containers
    3. dav2no1 dav2no1, 1 year ago
      Thanks V33..you could probably put buttons in there..

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