Michigan guys help !

Was gifted an old antique ice fishing trap today....says Arnold Tackle Corp.....Paw Paw Michigan. Anyone know of this place ....any idea how old this trap could be ? Thanks Ness

Says 1973 on the info page.

Always interesting to hear the different geographic terminology for items. Nobody in Michigan would know what an ice fishing 'trap' was...and Im guessing you dont call them tip-ups in your neck of the woods. Cool find.

I have quite a collection of old ice fishing.....tip-ups...but not that one.

Moosetrot

Yup….use both terms

Hey Moosy …..can you leave them to me in your Will …?

Kalamazoo is just east of Paw Paw , so It's not too uncommon to find there stuff.
But sorry no info for you on the company.

Tip - Up if you search much in my area.
LOL

You will probably want my collection of antique pocket watch compasses, duck decoys, Coleman lanterns, and all the other flotsam and jetsam I have hanging around here too, eh?

Moosetrot

Lots of Cottage tackle makers around Paw Paw, Dowagiac also. Well honestly all over Michigan, and around Saginaw Bay and any great fishing area in the Great Lake State. Some great collectable gear was made years ago by guys in a home garage, and still is.

https://michianaoutdoorsnews.com/fi...-a-look-back-at-the-paw-paw-bait-company

What do you expect from a fella who, when he goes into town, drinks from a bubbla.
He's got a ton of those alternative terms. I find them entertaining.