It's a very modest collection, but I had to move it. My house was built in 1888 and the previous owners had turned the old outside windows into built-in shelves. My son came up with the idea of the chains. I thought it turned out well.

The pike spinner had 23 cents written on it in pencil, but but it faded off. And I've never seen another doubtless Thomas scale.

Just sharing some pics and ideas. feel free to add your own pics.

I had this display but the glass broke during my last move so I need to make a new one. Hoping to find a bigger shadow box that can hold more.

Looks like my tackle box.

Old stuff is cool. It doesn't really matter what category it falls into.
I like the chain idea, something a little different.
If you have enough old stuff from a particular category, and stare at them for a while, you will begin to see patterns of (not sure of the right term here, so I will go with...) evolution.
Can you still buy a Lazy Ike?

Unas10: "Old stuff is cool. It doesn't really matter what category it falls into."

Not sure about this--if I posted photos of my slide rules (including a four foot Pickett class-room instruction model) I might get tossed off the BWCA.com forum! Nice collection, shock, and really neat displays.

TZ

Very nice, some of those I still use. Does that make me Vintage too?

Nice display Shock. After looking at your lures I’m seeing some I may still have. Guess I should purge my box and lighten it up. Thanks for the motivation to sort thru mine so I can be better organized. Cheers

Very nice!!

Nice display. I actually have some of those.

Awesome!

T

Very nice collection, Shock. You call it modest. I call it pretty cool. I also noticed the old Webelos shoulder ribbon with the Activity Pins. That's pretty cool, too. That's been around for a while!

Jackfish: "Very nice collection, Shock. You call it modest. I call it pretty cool. I also noticed the old Webelos shoulder ribbon with the Activity Pins. That's pretty cool, too. That's been around for a while!"

Thanks Jackfish (and others). Yes, somehow, through life, I've managed to hang onto the Webelo ribbon thing with all 15 pins. The compass and small single blade knife are Boy Scout items also.

The Rapalas in the middle are from the early ‘60s, and there is a difference.

Shock … I like your Vintage Lure Collection showcase a lot. Very nice.

I put a Thumbs Up emoji in my reply but 2 question marks appeared … LOL

Savage Voyageur: "Very nice, some of those I still use. Does that make me Vintage too? "

Yes, SV… born in 1957. You’re officially vintage!

I have that same ice fishing rod (stick) and a couple of those lures in my tackle box...still in use. I get really odd looks and laughs from my buddies when I stick that fishing rod into the ice. Probably should stop using it...but it is a happy memory of my grandfather.

How does that pan fish scale work? I assume it is an estimating guide.

I sure enjoy lure displays, something of an addiction for me.
Here's a couple of displays in my fishing room.

Great collection plexmidwest. Wow! Looking at all your lures conjured up two memories for me:
- All those flatfish brought back memories of trolling for trout up in the U.P. and how we would nail them when no one else could catch em. Those rainbows loved those flatfish.
- The silver spoons with the red eyes brought back the time I was about 9 or 10 and I saved up to buy one to use on a trout lake by our home in Wisconsin. We always used worms/night crawlers soaked under a bobber but I wanted to catch one on a lure. My dad only had spinners and he said it was a waste of money buying spoons to use for trout in this lake. So I saved up and could finally buy this red eye spoon that I knew was going to catch the biggest rainbow in the lake. We got out on the water early and it was time for my first cast. I hit the Zebco button and away the red eye lure went and it just kept going halfway across the lake as the line broke. My dad looked at me and my dumbfounded look and all he said was "nice cast". We both died laughing and in future years anytime we would start casting spoons the story would be retold.

Anyone have any spoon plugs?

buck perry spoon plugs?

JimmyJustice: "I have that same ice fishing rod (stick) and a couple of those lures in my tackle box...still in use. I get really odd looks and laughs from my buddies when I stick that fishing rod into the ice. Probably should stop using it...but it is a happy memory of my grandfather.


How does that pan fish scale work? I assume it is an estimating guide."

there are two sleeves , where the top sleeve intersects the bottom sleeve ,, that is your weight , never tied it against a certified scale to see it's accuracy.
very nice collection plexmidwest !
i almost forgot , a friend of mine slipped on the ice and got an ice rod pick in is rib cage. not deep enough to punture a lung but someone else had to pull it out. he got lucky , kind of ;)

plexmidwest: " buck perry spoon plugs?"

Very nice.
Now that's old school!

I've never seen one of those little scales, pretty cool.

I see a couple of the South Bend Oreno lures, I still fish with them and kinda collect them. The white Midge Oreno is my absolute favorite plug in the strip pits I fish here.

Found these I tucked away in a box years ago. Was a nice surprise to find them again.

Sorry about the small photos. I'll send larger next time. My first post with pictures.