Lure

Name/Title

Lure

Entry/Object ID

1989.13.6

Description

Wood and metal fishing lure. The wooden section is shaped like a fish with what appear to be glass, inset eyeballs. The wooden body has a dark streak across the top of the back running tip to tail, and green and red spots on the sides. The lure has three sets of barbed hooks. Two have three hooks and one has two. They are located on the sides and the tail. There is also a metal spinner at the tail end and another at the top of the lure.

Context

Likely owned by Arch W. Cole of Marshfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1989.13

Source or Donor

Tracy, Helen Prouty (1908-1999)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lure

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cole, Archibald W. (1869-1948)

Related Places

Place

Town

Marshfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America