The Pilot - by H.R. Stewart Co.

I found this little doosie at the bottom of a tackle box last year and it wasn't until recently that I found out what it was. This is the H.R. Stewart "Pilot" the lure dates to 1903. I was able to find and actual ad for the lure from a hardware magazine.This ad comes to us from the Hardware Dealers Magazine Vol.23 1905

This Ad shows the Pilot at the bottom with some well-known lures of the time

Couple of other Quick Shots

Creek Chub Bait Co. Surface Dinger in Western Auto color "Yellow Skunk" $169.16

and then this awesome little bastard.....

Heddon Chugger in a rare color called "Yellow wing black-bird" $202.51

and the "reverse" of this same color "black-wing yellow bird"$550.00

Shoring up on Black Shore - Whew!

I sat around on a lazy, Rainy weekend to watch some of these recent auctions on some Heddon Lures in color "Black Shore" or Color code: XBW.
Here is a breakdown of some of these amazing sales.

Vamp $272.oo

Lucky 13 sold at auction $297.00

Crazy Crawler with early brush box and flap rigging - sold at auction $177.00

Heddon Punkinseed XBW with early brush box and flap rigging - sold at auction $1,225.00