rdavs
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Tucson, AZ | reply to confusedone
Re: [ID?] can anyone id this lure?
I would bet its a piece of abalone jewelry »www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?li···=9807422 This looks pretty close. |
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robbin
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Leander, TX
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Actually I think it is a lure. It would have been used as trolling lure. It would have been rigged with a Y leader and perhaps a weight on the bottom of the Y. The bottom part of the leader would be longer than the fish and have multiple hooks attached. When trolling rather fast the fish have a tendency to miss the lure, hence the hooks trailing past it. To the OP -- I notice you are in Michigan. I would try to talk to some folks who would have knowledge about fishing in the Great Lakes in the 40's and 50's. My guess is this is an antique lure which has obviously been used. There were a lot of large fish back then in the Great Lakes. I am going to guess this is a lure that was used for sport fishing sometime in the heyday of the sport. |
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royhandy
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»exchanges.state.gov/culprop/boli···0099.htm
Here's another possibility.
From the site: "This is an example of an articulated fish cast in silver. These items are used in ritual activities particularly fertility festivals."
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