I am digging my way thru my collection of old lures and came across some leftover spoons. As I recall, this collection had a Johnsons Automatic Striker minnow in it, as well as several very race Chix Plugs.

One of the things, I found interesting are these "Wonder" spoons made in Canada. I can only assume that Les Davis bought the pattern to later market them as the Canadian Wonder.

i'd spray/slather them spoons with WD/40 for 12 hours then flip. after another 12 they are ready.

i'd put a split ring between the hook on that last spoon.

Probally won't be fishing that last one, 1903 was awhile back.
Them other, I been soaking in cider then rubbing on with some stuff to bring them to life.

Couple more pictures, this one looks like a Kokanee dodger with a Hook on it, excepting for the name in all.

She says, Seattle Model 6 , patent 728,360 I can't read the month but the year is 1909

Couple other odd balls, One is marked C & S the other is Kewell Stewart

those will still fish very well. after a 100 yrs salmon are still not that smart.

Jason those are cool old spoons,a quick rub with barkeepers friend will bring them back to life without harming/scratching them,the Seattle six you have was also sold as a small dodger and string rigged with two treble hooks and marketed as West Waterway special by Martin up into the early 80's

The canadian wonder is a killer spoon for a certain lake up on the Quinault Reservation. They don't make those anymore either. That wonder spoon you have there would be very valuable to a collector. The fact that you have the original packaging that it came with is amazing. The packaging alone may be worth a bit. If I were you I would be very careful with how you "bring back to life" that spoon. If you are looking for some spoons to fish with I would gladly throw a bunch your way in exchange for that thing. Just my two cents.

big.fishy, Gibbs still sells a "wonder"spoon that is fairly faithful to the original other than slightly heavier and split rings instead of welded jump rings.They are proud of them though

oh nice! I was unaware. I was about ready to cry when they stopped making the canadian wonder. Dick nite is an alternative as well.

Makes two of us ! Still grab them when I see them as well as the old Pt Defiance spoons

Pt Defiance is another favorite of mine as well! I only have one left in my arsenal. I found one at a garage sale a while back inside a tackle box and I wanted to buy just the spoon, the s.o.b made me buy the entire box to get it. Everything else was junk but I got the spoon in the end. A couple weeks later I broke it off on some under water debris Then I had another crying session.

I went to a garage sale and the guy had hundreds of salmon spoons. Ones just like those ones and some made from Abalone shells and other white shells. My dad bought a bunch and polished a few up with snap on metal polish and they were perfect looked like brand new. I didnt bother i just snaged up the okie drifter for 20cents a peice.

If have a Kewel and Stewart or a Gibbs and Stewart, I would buy them from you.



I am trying to put together a shadow box of all the sizes and finishes.

Don't use them, don't sell them........UNTIL you talk to a few people that collect these old spoons, you could have "some big bucks" sitting there.....