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Heddon Lure Factory
Here in this
Heddon Gallery we get to step back in time to se just what it looked like inside
the Factory of the James Heddon lure Company. There is not set time frame all
the pictures adhere to. However one can use the clues in the Heddon photos to
put a general time frame around 1924. This was a peak time in retrospect prior
to the great depression of the 30s and the War efforts of the 40s.
Inside the photos you will witness employees of the James
Heddon lure company assembling lures, putting in eyes in Vamps and Basser lures.
Drying Heddon's Dowagiac Minnows on trays, to assembling reels, and rods.
There also are a few specific pictures of members of the
Heddon family as cited. And, even a picture of one of the testament scenes from
out of a Heddon Catalog. You will see photos of James Heddon's home in Dowagiac
Michigan as well as views of the factory at different time frames.
Looking at these photos whether it be the wooden minnows, the bamboo rods or the Heddon reels
one cant help but be drawn to the faces whom helped make possible this great
hobby of Lure collecting. The employees with their devotion, attention to detail
and pride which coined the James Heddon Lure Company slogan; Heddon Made, Well made".
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Heddon employee inserting eyes into what look s to be a Heddon Basser ,We also
see in front of here a series of completed Heddon Vamps.
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In this photo we have a view from inside the Heddon Factory first floor, where
women are inserting Heddon 100 series minnows from drying treys. Notice the
multitude of ink stamps on the walls.
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Presumably in this photo we have a group of Heddon employees hand tying Heddon
Fly rod lures or adding feathers to lures as evident by the feathers all over
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A group of men Heddon Employees assembling Bamboo Rods.
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A group of Women sewing the wraps on the Bamboo rods.
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A peak into the offices of the James Heddon lure Factory. |
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Heddon Employees painting on color patterns of lures. Boy wouldn't OSHA
have a field day here.
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Another view of the Heddon lure factory offices. |
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An Ariel view of the Heddon lure Factory. |
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Outside the Heddon Factory 1922.
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Another view from outside the factory. Presumably older based on the
construction of the building.
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Heddon workers assembling fishing reels. I would take a guess as the poster on
the back of the wall resembles that of a 1924 the Science of catching fish
catalog.
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Heddon Employees assembling lures.
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An Ariel view of the Heddon lure Factory
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Heddon employees in a group photo. |
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Heddon truck painted to match the advertising of the Zig Wag fishing lure.
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Presumably a photo of Heddon employees.
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Dowagiac Michigan, Old Mill Pond. |
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Heddon testing for quality in the bamboo Rods.
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Article from a newspaper showing the Heddon Jenny Airplane and its pilots.
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A photo of Laura Heddon, doing what she loved to do, fish. From the early
teens to this photo in 1954 Laura Heddon was an instrumental part of the James
Heddon fishing lure legacy. |
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Photo of Jim Heddon 1923, Minneola Florida, holding up a 14 1/4 lb. bass caught
on the Heddon Deep Diving Wiggler, by Bruce Hunt.
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Photo of the Heddon Summer Cottage in Park Rapids, Minnesota from
1922-1956.
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A photo of Will and Jim Heddon from the mid 1920's. |
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And finally the residence of the Heddon family at 303 Green Street.
Dowagiac Michigan.
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