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Springfield, Missouri 1926 - 1958 Patent #1,981,091 filed: January 16, 1934, granted: November 20, 1934 |
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Two years later in 1930, a production model Water Scout with only a spray of highlight paint for eyes and an enlarged line-tie appeared on the market. These are more commonly referred to today as the "No-Eye" Scouts. The first "Dent-Eye" Water Scouts appeared around 1933 and the popular "Tack-Eyes" were released around 1938. Charles Arthur Clark 1878-1965 Edgar C. Clark 1919-1993 Series Numbers and Models: #100 - Water Scout, sinker, wood, 1 7/8", 1/4 oz., c.1940-46 #200 - Water Scout, floater, wood, 1 7/8", 1/4 oz., c.1940-46 #300 - Water Scout, floater, wood, 2" & 2 1/4", 1/2 oz., c.1928-49 #400 - Water Scout,sinker, wood, 2" & 1/4", 1/2 oz., c.1940-49 #500 - Water Scout Duckling,sinker wood, 2", 3/8 oz., c.1946 #600 - Water Scout Duckbill, wood, 2 3/8", 1/2 oz., c.1937 #700 - Popper Scout, wood, 2 1/2", 1/4 oz., c.1945 #1700 - Popper Scout, Junior, wood, 3/16 oz., c. 1945 #800 - Water Scout Streamliner,sinker, tenite(plastic), 2 1/8", 5/8 oz., c.1946 #900 - Darter Scout (Top Scout), wood, 2 7/8" 3/8 oz., c.1945 #25 - Dwarf Deamon, tenite(plastic), 1 11/16" smaller version of the darter, c.1958 #1000 - "Little Eddie" Water Scout, sinker, wood, 1 3/4", 1/2 oz., c.1946, possibly replaced #100 #2000 - "Little Eddie" Water Scout, floater, wood, 1 3/4", 1/4 oz., c.1946, possibly replaced #200 #1500 - Jointed Duckbill Scout, tenite(plastic), 3", 7/16 oz., c. 1948 #2600 - Goofy Gus, wood, 1/2 oz., c. 1948, surface # ? - Baby Goofy Gus, tenite(plastic), 2", surface, c.1958 # ? - Deep Diving Water Scout, 3", low production or experimental, c.1935 All sinking model Water Scouts are identified by a small red dot on the tail of the lure. "Dent-Eye" Scouts - First production models, c.1933 "Tack-Eye" Scouts - Latest models, c.1938-49 ANGLERS ANTIQUES |