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CHARLES R. HARRIS

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

NILES, MACKINAW CITY, and MANISTEE, MICHIGAN

C. R. HARRIS, OCTOBER 30, 1905.

PHOTO COURTESY GARY L. MILLER.

“Unmasking The Manistee.”  The NFLCC Gazette, Vol. 11, No. 36, (December, 1987), pp. 8 & 9.

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THE FROG THAT INFLUENCED THE FROG!

PHOTO COURTESY BILL ROBERTS OF HEDDON FISHING LURES.COM

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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HARRIS FLOATING MEADOW FROG.

NOTE: EXTERNAL "FISH HOOK" LINE TIE WITH A THIN BRASS WIRE HOLDING TREBLE HOOK IN PLACE.

NOTE: "PAT APLD FOR" IS STAMP ON THE BELLY.

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HARRIS FLOATING MEADOW FROG WITH WIRE LEADER.

NOTE: INTERNAL LEAD BELLY WEIGHT.

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HARRIS FLOATING MEADOW FROG AD FROM 1899 HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & COMPANY CATALOG.

NOTE: MISS LABELED AS A RUBBER FROG.

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - PATENT DRAWING VERSION.

NOTE: PAINTED WITH 2 DIFFERENT COLORS OF GREEN.

NOTE: THIN BODY.

NOTE: EXTERNAL "FISH HOOK" LINE TIE AND DIPSEY SWIVEL.

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HARRIS FROG PATENT.

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - DIPSEY SWIVEL WITH FREE FLOATING HOOKS VERSION.

NOTE: HEAVY DUTY HOOKS BENT INWARD.

NOTE: INTERNAL "FISH HOOK" LINE TIE AND DIPSEY SWIVEL.

SAME FROG FROM PAGE 60 OF "EARLY FISHING PLUGS OF THE U.S.A." BY ART & SCOTT KIMBALL.

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - DIPSEY SWIVEL AND CLOSED FOOT VERSION.

NOTE: CLOSED FOOT

NOTE: INTERNAL "FISH HOOK" LINE TIE AND DIPSEY SWIVEL.

PHOTO COURTESY OF

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HARRIS FROG - UNDERWATER SPINNER VERSION.

CIRCA 1905

NOTE: GERMAN SILVER PROP AND TWO BELLY WEIGHTS.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID COMBS.

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - SINGLE-HOOK VERSION.

NOTE: LONG SINGLE HOOK BENT BETWEEN LEGS.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DON WHEELER.

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - "SAFETY PIN" & CLOSED FOOT VERSION.

NOTE: DOWNWARD TURNED LEG HOOKS TIED WITH RED STRING.

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"PICTURE BOX" HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG IN THE BOX.

PHOTO COURTESY OF

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG AND SMALL (FLYROD) HARRIS FROG.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM MUMA.

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HARRIS FEATHERBONE SPINNER.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID COMBS.

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HARRIS FEATERBONE MINNOW IN THE BOX ON TOP.

TWO FEATHERBONE SPINNERS ON THE BOTTOM.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTIQUE LURE COLLECTION.COM

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NILES, MICHIGAN

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - "SAFETY PIN" & CLOSED FOOT VERSION.

NOTE: BELLY HOOKS PAINTED YELLOW.

NOTE: INTERNAL "FISH HOOK" LINE TIE AND "SAFETY PIN" TYPE BRASS BELLY WIRE PINNED TO THE LEG.

THANKS FOR BOB VERMILLION FOR ADDING THIS ONE TO MY COLLECTION!

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HARRIS FROG BOX INSERT WITH NILES, MICHIGAN ADDRESS.

THANKS TO BOB VERMILLION FOR ADDING THIS GREAT PIECE OF PAPER TO MY COLLECTION!

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MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN

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HARRIS FLOATER MINNOW IN THE BOX WITH MACKINAW CITY, MICHIGAN ADDRESS.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT DAMERY.

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MANISTEE, MICHIGAN

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HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG - MANISTEE VERSION WITH "SAFETY PIN" & OPEN WIRE FEET.

NOTE: "OPEN WIRE FEET" WITH HOOKS GOING THROUGH THEM.

NOTE: BELLY HOOKS PAINTED RED AND LEGS ARE WRAPPED WITH WHITE STRING.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF KEVIN CLIFFORD

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"ALL TEXT BOX" HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG IN THE BOX WITH MANISTEE, MICHIGAN ADDRESS.

NOTE: "OPEN WIRE FEET" WITH HOOKS GOING THROUGH THEM.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB & LIZ BULKLEY.

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"PICTURE BOX" HARRIS CORK FLOATING FROG IN THE BOX WITH MANISTEE, MICHIGAN ADDRESS.

NOTE: FISHING LINE ADDED BY FISHERMAN AROUND THE EYES AND LEGS.

NOTE: "FOR SALE BY BULLARD & GORMLEY CO. HARDWARE" OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PRINTED ON THE SIDE.

NOTE: FISHING INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON THE END OF BOX.

NOTE: MANISTEE, MICHIGAN ADDRESS ON TOP OF BOX.

NOTE: FROG HAS 2 GOLD BACK STRIPS, LEGS WRAPPED WITH WHITE STRING,

AND "OPEN WIRE FEET" WITH HOOKS GOING THROUGH THEM.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ERIC SPENGLER.

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HARRIS MANISTEE UNDERWATER MINNOW.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTIQUE LURE COLLECTION.COM

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HARRIS MANISTEE SURFACE BAIT IN THE BOX.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTIQUE LURE COLLECTION.COM

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TWO EARLY VARIATIONS OF THE HARRIS MANISTEE SURFACE BAIT.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANTIQUE LURE COLLECTION.COM

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HARRIS MANISTEE SURFACE BAIT - HAIRTAIL VERSION.

DO TO THE FORWARD POSITION OF THE "J" PIN HOLDING THE WIRE DOWN AND BEING PAINTED

AND THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF THE BUG WITH THE SAME WHITE HORSE HAIR I BELIEVE THAT

THIS WAS MADE BY HARRIS AS AN EXPERIMENTAL BAIT.

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HARRIS SPIDER.

NOTE: HAIRS ARE FROM A TURKEY'S BEARD.

"BIG THANKS" TO BOB VERMILLION FOR ADDING THIS ONE TO MY COLLECTION!

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HARRIS WEEDLESS BUG.

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MISC

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POSSIBLE EARLY HARRIS MINNOW-NOTE: MISSING FEATHERS FROM TAIL!

NOTE: PROP IS NICKEL AND TREBLE HOOK IS WIRED THROUGH TO THE TOP.

FOUND NEAR AURORA, NEW YORK.

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