:baitmonkey:
Here's a group of Jitterbugs I sold a few months ago to a 'bro of mine :tbh:
It's not widely known that this color was only made for a few years....roughly 1942-195x.
Not in the 1941 catalog...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=14
But in the 1951 & 1954 catalogs (654S)...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=15
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=32
Gone by 1960...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=38
In all the pics the oldest is on the left...the newest on the right.
According to the TackleCollecting website...the wire-type hook hangers were used from 1942-1946.
http://www.tacklecollecting.com/olderjitterbugcolors.htm
I DO question the one on the far left...as it doesn't have the red "blush" around the eyes...but at the same time...I acquired it in an old tacklebox full of stuff...so I can't confirm my thoughts :dunno:
1. No "Jitterbug" stamp on body...no patent # on lip
2. Plastic lip 1942-1943 - no patent # on lip
3. Body stamp - no patent # on lip (later 1940's)
4. Patent # on lip
Box catalog dates to 1954 as it has the Spinning Jitterbug in it...1st introduced in 1954.
Here's a group of Jitterbugs I sold a few months ago to a 'bro of mine :tbh:
It's not widely known that this color was only made for a few years....roughly 1942-195x.
Not in the 1941 catalog...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=14
But in the 1951 & 1954 catalogs (654S)...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=15
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=32
Gone by 1960...
http://nflcc.org/CPG/displayimage.php?album=14&pos=38
In all the pics the oldest is on the left...the newest on the right.
According to the TackleCollecting website...the wire-type hook hangers were used from 1942-1946.
http://www.tacklecollecting.com/olderjitterbugcolors.htm
I DO question the one on the far left...as it doesn't have the red "blush" around the eyes...but at the same time...I acquired it in an old tacklebox full of stuff...so I can't confirm my thoughts :dunno:
1. No "Jitterbug" stamp on body...no patent # on lip
2. Plastic lip 1942-1943 - no patent # on lip
3. Body stamp - no patent # on lip (later 1940's)
4. Patent # on lip
Box catalog dates to 1954 as it has the Spinning Jitterbug in it...1st introduced in 1954.