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- Lauby Lures
Explore Lauby fishing lures, Wonder Spoon photographs, Anton J. Lauby’s inventions, identification guides, patents and documented Wisconsin tackle history.
- Lauby Lure Collection
Browse nine Lauby Lures records: Wonder Spoon and Surface Lure photographs, original packaging, Anton Lauby’s portrait, advertising and patents.
- Lauby Lure Photographs
Explore 16 Lauby collection photographs grouped by form, with enlarged views of painted finishes, hooks, feathered tails and printed boxes.
- Anton J. Lauby
A published portrait of the Wisconsin inventor holding a large spoon-shaped lure. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- On display in Chicago
A captioned photograph of the Lauby display in Chicago, August 1938. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Wonder Spoon
Painted spoon-shaped bodies, metal straps, and feathered or treble-hook tails. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Weedless Wonder Spoon
A single hook rests along the body, with the point sheltered in a groove. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Surface Lure
A broad, angular body with a distinctive face and hanging hooks. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Original packaging
Printed names and product lists preserve the language of the business. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Lauby in Outdoor Life
A contemporary advertisement in Outdoor Life, April 1939, page 82. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- The 1935 lure patent
The April 1935 patent for a buoyant, rotating artificial fish lure. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- The 1946 bait patent
A January 1946 patent for a collapsible bait with opposed hooks and a spring. Examine photographs, documented context, provenance and source notes.
- Anton J. Lauby
Trace Anton J. Lauby’s lure designs, five reviewed U.S. patents, Marshfield production, the Bates transition and later Wisconsin manufacturing work.
- Lauby Lures Sources
Verify Lauby lure history through five reviewed patents, 1939 catalog reproductions, period advertising, Slusar’s history and the 1999 Sanders article.
- Identify Lauby Fishing Lures
Compare Lauby Wonder Spoons, Weedless Wonder Spoons and Surface Lures using body shape, underside construction, hook arrangements, markings and sources.
- About Lauby Lures
How the Lauby Lures reference uses photographs, patents, catalogs and published histories, with transparent editorial responsibility and corrections.
- Evidence, Corrections & Image Reuse
Read the Lauby Lures standards for evidence, corrections, contributor privacy, stable records and image reuse.
- Documenting a Lauby Lure
Document a Lauby lure with complete photographs, consistent measurements, transcribed markings and provenance. Download the object-recording sheet.
- Lauby Lures in Wisconsin Fishing-Tackle History
Explore Lauby’s Marshfield operation, the Bates design lineage, and attributed accounts of later work for Paul Bunyan and Marathon.
- Revision History
Review substantive changes to the Lauby Lures reference, including historical research, collection photographs and website revisions.
- Contact Lauby Lures
Contribute a Lauby lure photograph, catalog, workshop account or sourced correction through the Lauby Lures contact form.