Wish you could see theses up close.
Big fish to trip them huge lead balls :rotf2:
Hate to carry a box of 25 of theses around , they look factory made or ?

These look like "cusk" traps, or some other bottom dwelling species.

One question I have is Where did you get all those wonderful toys?

You may want to check with a sports or maritime museum to see if they are true "works of art" that may be worth something.

Thanks

VB :jump1:

A Nice early boxfull with great green and red colors ..
Check out the date :uhuh:

Another WoW
Combo jig stick /tilt , hand made , Great weights with the owners name on each one in a carring case

Nice Numbered set of ice fishing tip ups

like I said he has more than he should be allowed. Bet he hasn't dragged them out in 2 decades or more. Probably added to the collection since last time I saw them too. Hoarder. Buried next to the furnace. Merry X mas .

OK OK , maybe a few of theses were made by a GREAT Machinist
Back in the day :)

Have a Happy Holiday

can't use them lead balls anymore... so they belong in a museum
or a private display

you need an antique WOODY now
to drive around to ice fishin spots ;o)

Merry Christmas to All
Below I would guess is a salesman display case, but I have never seen another one :jump1: wicked cool icefishing 101

Enjoy

VB

Here's a few

Here's the old box. Notice the measurement marks.

Hey Dave , thanks for posting , hope your having a great day !!

Below is another super nice set in a case .

kool display with old reels , newspaper is dated 1937

Another set with metal reels in a nice old wooden box
Came with some nice old boxes etc like a pair of ear muffs with a metal band to place over your head :) found inside

A very nice set of factory made tilts / tip ups
sorry for the crap cell phone pictures ...lol

as long as they weigh more than an ounce you can use them...

awesome stuff Peter... brings back memories... i had alot of old stuff from my Grandfather.. unfortunatly lost it all in a house fire many years ago...

you mean the lead is only banned because of Ducks? Wow!

i know the wachusett res says no lead period because it's a "guarded" public water supply
but say you were using them BIG BALLS in OL South pond in Brookfield....
that is the drinking water supply too there
just not watched like a Hawk. interesting

Gold :smash: I say :rotf2:

yup.. ducks or "water fowel"... back in the day.. I saw lots of quackers die from lead poisioning... but they never ingested it..:devil2:

Peter.. amazing what some of that stuff will bring to the right buyer/seller.. out of my league.

Joe, check these out , not mine , but cool in the box from Millbury MAss

wow!!! nice stuff... enough to shift blood flow from one head to the other!:love:

Hardwater Traps
 

That's quite a collection.

I just picked up a box full of tips at an flea market. 2 are Riverside Mfg. Worcester, MA and about ten are home made vintage and crude. I can't figure out how to rig them. Here's some pics. Any thoughts on rigging?

I'll give you a couple if you want some "Folk Art".

Nice , the best part is finding out how they work , yours is simple , looks like you need some weight or snow to keep it up / right or slam it in a crack in the ice maybe , back in the day they did not have gas powered anything ...lol

No power or hand augers... just axes. saws..or some sort of chisel and lots of muscle...

Nice score!

my first ice cutting device was a tire iron mounted ( by hose clamps) to an old rake handle... no wonder my shoulders are junk!

Tip ups on a 90 plus day :)