Tackle box

Tackle box

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Fishing -- Equipment and supplies

Tackle box; Metal tackle box painted black with an assortment of fishing hooks and lures; stamped on the inside of the lid ''THE STANDARD TACKLE BOX MADE BY THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. HUNTINGTON, W. VA.'' There is a metal divider separating the lid from the bottom of the box. Lock and area surrounding is bent and broken. 11 1/2'' long, 6 3/4'' wide, 2 1/2'' deep. Bottom is divided into compartments: five 2'' x 2'', one 3 1/4'' x 3 1/2'', and one 3 1/4'' x 8''. Contents of compartments: One small cardboard box (yellow lid) with nine hooks. Label on lid ''Nine Small Hooks'' handwritten in pencil. Ninety (approximately) 1'' hooks and one paper clip. Metal spoon lure partially painted red with double hook. Stamped ''PAT. APL'D FOR'' and (partially unreadable) ''town NY 1'' (possibly G. F. Day Watertown NY) One small cardboard box (blue lid) with twenty-three hooks in two sizes. Label on lid ''Perf. Hooks 23 large'' handwritten in ink and pencil. One small cardboard box (pink lid) with twenty-six hooks. Label on lid ''block hooks'' handwritten in pencil. Six single hooks with leaders. One leader with three small hooks. One mouse lure. 3 3/4'' long, 1 1/2'' high, 1 5/8'' wide. Grey painted wood body with metal ears and two double hooks. One minnow lure with two triple hooks and spoon in mouth with stamped ''CCB CO. GARRETT IND''. Painted green, red, white and yellow eyes. 6'' long, 1'' wide. One Metal spoon lure, brass colored with red paint. Single three hook with red, yellow, and white feathers. Stamped on both sides of spoon ''PAT. APL'D FOR G. F. Day Watertown NY'' One paper sheet with heading in red ''Baby Crab Wiggler''. Other printing in red and green on front and back. 5'' long, 5 1/2'' wide. One paper hook and leader folder with three triple hooked leaders. Printed on front in green ''Webs Tiderite Worm Gangs'' ''Hollow Point'' ''THE WEBER LIFELIKE FLY CO. Stevens Point, Wis.'' Stamped ''SPROAT 10''.

Armstrong Manufacturing Company (Huntington, W. Va.)

73-01

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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artifacts (object genre)

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https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/32162

2005-06-28

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11.5'' x 6.75'' x 2.5''(dimension)

Horace Kephart