Herter's Bait Bucket

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Herter's Bait Bucket

Entry/Object ID

42.24

Description

Material: (a) metal, wood. Size: 9" diameter x 9". The image depicts a sturdy, metallic bucket, featuring a red handle grip on a black wire handle. The bucket's surface displays the faded company logo and text "Herter's, Waseca, Minnesota U.S.A., Hudson Bay" and "Hamilton Floating Minnow Bucket," indicating its use as a bait holding receptacle. (b) Bait bucket insert. Material: metal. Size: 9 1/4" diameter x 8". The image shows a metal container with a perforated design and a hinged, partially open lid, allowing for ventilation. A narrow white styrofoam liner inside bucket rim. A few pieces of yellow string are tangled around the lid, adding a touch of color to the otherwise gray metallic finish.

Use

Used by Loren Malling to hold live bait while fishing.

Context

Herter's Co. was a Waseca company that for several decades was a source of outdoor camping, hunting, fishing and trapping equipment and supplies.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minnesota

Date made

circa 1955

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bait Bucket

Class

Fishing & Trapping T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Materials

Create Date

August 8, 2025

Update Date

August 8, 2025