The purpose of this page is to illustrate various types of hardware for some of the major antique lure companies. This information can be very helpful to determine the age of a lure. The earliest 1906 - 1920 did not carry the company name or the date on the lip. Be carefull .
Many collectors are confused and think the patent date is the date of the lure in hand.
To accuraely determine the lure age you may have to consider other things such as hook rigs, eyes and paint color. They shaped it to simulate a crawdad tail. This lip was painted in many colors. The standard lips were never painted for production lures. The line tie was part of the lip stamping.