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Shakespeare Oilers and Screw Driver
c. 1924-25
 
Nice set of Shakespeare oilers with screw driver.  Note the magazine advertisement from around 1924 whereby a customer could get the bullet oiler and screw driver.  All items shown carry the Shakespeare stamping.
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Otesgo Bass Flys
c. 1913-1923
 

Small point of sale cards with one fly to each card.  Looking for more information on this line of tackle by Shakespeare.  Based on the Shakespeare logo these cards date sometime between 1913 and 1923.  Very eye appealing in every aspect.

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Baits that Catch Fish
c. 1926-27
 
Shakespeare theater slide promoting the pike kazoo, bass kazoo, mouse, and T. Robb weedless fly. Theater magic lantern glass slides were provided by Shakespeare to their dealers to promote their store and of course Shakespeare lures and related fishing tackle.  Would be shown in the movie theaters prior to the movie.  Rare
Level Winding Reels
c. 1926
 
Shakespeare theater slide promoting their level winding reels.  Pictured is "The Marhoff".  Based on the lettering font used in this slide for the reel and that shown in the 1926 catalog as compared to years before and after, the 1926 dating seems applicable for this slide.  Theater magic lantern glass slides were provided by Shakespeare to their dealers to promote their store and of course Shakespeare lures and related fishing tackle.  Would be shown in the movie theaters prior to the movie.  Rare
Shakespeare Matchbooks
c. 1938-41
 

In the day it seemed everyone smoked.  So, what better way to advertise than matchbook covers.  Unlike their competitors, Shakespeare retained all the marketing space for their products and company name.  Though certain vendor matchbooks are somewhat common, matchbooks from Shakespeare are scarce.

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Shakespeare "Pig" Minnow Trap
c. 1930
 

"The Shakespeare Pig" Minnow Trap Model #7700, so called due to its design, is both unique and desirable.   A marked deviation from earlier glass minnow traps, this trap incorporates the legs into the glass mold.  With a copper plated lid and handle, Shakespeare was proud of how the design permitted air to be removed when being placed into action.  They purposely designed the handle lugs to be lose so the mounting holes would act like air valves permitting the air to escape as the water flowed in from both ends of the trap.    "Marking on top reads “Shakespeare Kalamazoo Mich. USA Patent Pending”

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Shakespeare Anglin Jake
c. 1929
 

First appearing around 1927, Anglin Jake was presented as Shakespeare's fishing friend passing along tidbits of fishing and fishing tackle information.  Speaking in text as if he was an old country boy, Anglin Jake was short lived not appearing after 1929 it seems.  Rare

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