Thursday History Question

[Asa Lenon]

Here is one that might even stump the knowledgeable 'ol Rd Fx!  Who is generally accepted as the first commercial lure maker, advertising lures for sale in the Hunter-Trader-Trapper magazine beginning in 1903? Later he marketed his lure through Sears & Robuck and Montgomery Ward.  Ace :grin:

[Newt]

Lee Sillars

[yottey]

Wasn't the guy that started selling lures in 1924

[Asa Lenon]

No Yottey, 1903 was the year lures were first known to have been advertised.  Walter Arnold's family produced lures as far back as 1870 but the Arnold lures were not first advertised commercially until 1918. The mystery maker's initials were N.C.B.  Ace

[RdFx]

Oh well all im going to say is his last name ends in K......  in fact im looking at three bottles of his lure right next to my putter.....sniff, sniff, yep   lol

[Asa Lenon]

Three bottles of N.C.B's lures RdFx, 'yah right!  :lol: Ace

[yottey]

Burbank of Wilton Maine yes RdFx the wood shipping container I got From Dan C. is burbank muskrat sent! HeHe :-D

[Asa Lenon]

You guys are too smart for me!!!!  :cry:  :grin: Ace

[RdFx]

Yeppers mine are in wood  containers also... I got one about 30 miles from my house  in some traps  ect and other two i got from fella in California...   Lets keep this  question answer thing going.... i was hoping we could get some other trappers, younger or  even OLDER lol, to chime in  and even ask trapping questions.....

[Asa Lenon]

OK RdFx, your turn is next unless someone else want to!  Yes, lets keep this going, looks like the trapping history questions are getting a lot of hits.  Ace

[RdFx]

I was looking thru some microfisch and found a add  in 1907  by Burbank  in Sears & R on animal scents..... I bet alot of trappers or even other people dont know that Sears started business selling watches and after a few yrs expanded and also sold thier watch business.  The rest is on going and past history.