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Value of old lures? Help please. #7323502
08/06/21 08:47 PM
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Buddy of mine found these lures. What's the collector value on them as they are??

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Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7324417
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I don't think there's a way to calculate actual value until you try and sell . Hawbakers are fairly common , so my guess is $10- $12 each

Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7324545
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The older the lure, the higher the value. One way to tell the age is by the price. Many of the older Hawbakers lures had a price printed on the label, usually in the lower right corner. Do any of these lures have a price on them?

The bottle in the middle is in pretty rough shape. No collector value in my opinion. If the contents are still good, use the lure on your trap line and then pitch the jar.


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Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7324636
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Eye of the beholder... I have a mink lure collection... so the middle one gets my attention. My offer is $ 12

Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: wissmiss] #7324675
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Originally Posted by wissmiss
The older the lure, the higher the value. One way to tell the age is by the price. Many of the older Hawbakers lures had a price printed on the label, usually in the lower right corner. Do any of these lures have a price on them?

The bottle in the middle is in pretty rough shape. No collector value in my opinion. If the contents are still good, use the lure on your trap line and then pitch the jar.


These are my bottles that I bought at a Flea market the other day. They all have $1.50 printed on the label.
Thanks for the replies and help

Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7324686
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Hawbaker lures started out at $1.00 per oz.,,,he started selling lures in 1938 and issued a flyer,,first catalog was 1940,,,Greencastle address,,,changed to Ft Louden address in about 44 or 45,,,Anything with greencastle address brings a premium,,,
The black lids are older than the white
I think the $12 offer is very fair,,,IMO only

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Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7327483
08/11/21 12:38 PM
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Early on...Hawbaker used different borders on label. From what I was told, so he knew what year he bottle it.
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Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7327490
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Here - very interesting comment about the borders on Hawbaker labels. Rather clever!!


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Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7327812
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Wow, nice collection

Re: Value of old lures? Help please. [Re: ~ADC~] #7328908
08/13/21 01:57 AM
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Thanks for sharing nice display

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