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LEATHER POCKETED SPLIT WILLOW CREEL W/HARNESS!
$169.00
16105
This is a vintage split willow creel with leather trim and front accessory pocket! It measures approximately 15" across the bottom. It is in overall excellent condition. The closing strap is original but has a repair under it where the leather appeared to separate or slip in half. It shows beautifully but we would not recommend using the closing strap. Would make a great display item for cabin or lodge. This creel was made in Japan and imported for the American Tackle Shops as were most all creels since the 1900's. A after market leather harness was found with the creel and is included! Sold as shown.
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15" POCKETED TIGHT SPLIT WILLOW CREEL c.1930's
$189.00
15779
Nice vintage fishing creel made of split willow and trimmed in leather. It has a front leather accessory pocket and measures approximately 15" across its bottom. Rear carry handle, front closing strap & buckle and pocket snaps are all original and working condition! No harness was found with this creel. The harness was a after market purchase and the original owner must have just carried this creel by its rear handle. There is a embossed measure across the rear top of the creel.
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LARGE 16" SPLIT WILLOW CREEL WITH POCKET & LEATHER TRIM!
$198.00
16108
Beautiful vintage split willow creel with leather trim and front accessory pocket. This creel was made in Japan in the late 40's for the American Tackle shops as were most all creels since the 1900's. It was found with a nice shoulder harness which is included. They were an after market acquisition. This creel measures 16" wide across the bottom. All straps and buckles are original and in excellent condition!
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15" TIGHT SPLIT WILLOW POCKETED FISHING CREEL!
$198.00
14558
Vintage split willow fishing creel with leather trim and front leather accessory pocket! Has a leather harness that was found with it. This creel is in overall excellent condition. Makes a great display item and nice collectable! Hang in the cabin with net and fly rod! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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POSSIBLE EARLY "SCHNELL" #500 OREGON CREEL C. 1920
$750.00
16040
This is considered to be a Oregon leathered creel from c.1915 to c.1929 based on its construction, tooling, and overall appearance. We have been told that so far the only known Oregon Creel maker to have used a 3-digit model designation is Schnell who produced a similar like creel that was marked "400". We have tried to contact other experts but no one for sure wants to place a maker's name for sure on this one. There were many creel makers in Oregon besides the "usual suspects" and it is still a possibility that this one could have been made by anyone of them! The tightly woven split willow had an original green stain or finish which as been weathered away leaving a nice "used patina". It is a large 16" width creel. The "500" is stamped on the top leathered lid portion above the closing strap rivet. There was no harness found with this creel which was a "after market" purchase anyway. Reasonable pricing only because maker considered unknown but a great early Northwest creel example! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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VINTAGE "TURTLE" BRAND FISHING CREEL!
$798.00
15754
Excellent condition and scarce "Turtle" Creel with the distinguishing carved Turtle closing latch. Nicely woven basket with darken trim around lid top. There is also a 7" wooden measure along the rear top of the lid to check your catch's size. Woven loops for a aftermarket harness are intack. The bottom is excellent with all woven material in place. This is the tougher smaller size Turtle creel measuring 13" across the bottom and 7 1/2" high at the back side. There were no straps or harness found with this creel and this is the way it came when originally made. All three woven hinges holding the lid to the basket are fully intack too! PLEASE CLICK ON ITS IMAGE TO SEE ADDITIONAL CLOSEUPS!
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EARLY GEORGE LAWRENCE NO.4 (NOT4A) "SUPREME" MODEL FISHING CREEL W/HARNESS!
$1,098.00
15859
This George Lawrence Creel is one of his earliest versions denoted by the model No.4 versus the later versions designations of "4A" and "15". This dates this "Supreme" model to between 1923 when they started their first creel production and 1929 when they introduced the additional "A" designation and the metal name plate (cartouche). The Model 4 was 15" across its bottom and designed to carry 25 lbs. of fish. It was found with a Lawrence Harness that is marked with their name and size No.5. The creel is embossed with their name on the back side. Overall in excellent condition! Beautiful addition to any creel collection...beautiful display piece! Please click on its image to see additional closeups! George Lawrence is considered to be one of the premier creel makers and highly collectible.
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SCARCE GEORGE LAWRENCE #6 SUPREME FISHING CREEL!
$1,100.00
14653
This is a very tough size to find in the George Lawrence line of "Supreme" model fishing creels! It is a NO.6 and has the early designation without the "A". It is a large 17" wide split willow basket. It has a beautiful George Lawrence marked harness too! Highly collectible and displayable. The front closing strap has a slightly lighter finish so it may have been replaced at one point in the creels life but all the surrounding stitching looks 100% original so we don't know. Bottom line this is a great creel in a scarce size! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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NO.3A GEORGE LAWRENCE "SUPREME" MODEL FISHING CREEL!
$995.00
15357
Excellent condition vintage George Lawrence Co. Fishing Creel in tightly woven split willow c.1930's. It is their model No.3A "The Supreme" and has the metal name tag on its front that was introduced in 1929. It was found with a after market harness that is included. This is a little tougher smaller size, approximately 14" across the bottom and designed to carry 20 lbs. of fish. Just a beautiful creel ready to collect and display! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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SCARCE "MEIER & FRANK" BY A.E. NELSON FISHING CREEL!
$1,195.00
15858
Nicest Meier & Frank leathered split willow creel we have ever seen! Near mint! This beautifully tooled fishing creel was made by famous Oregon creel maker A.E. Nelson for M&F. This creel retains its original harness also by Nelson. This is a tightly woven 15" basket that was produced in Japan then imported to the United States to be leathered by creel makers of the period. In this case A.E. Nelson imported the basket did all the work and stamped it with the Meier & Frank name before they delivered it to the famous Northwest Store! M&F is long out of business but in its day was well known for their sporting goods department.
This is as nice as they come! Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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A.E. NELSON LEATHERED SPLIT WILLOW CREEL/SIGNED
$1,298.00
13830
Mint/unused 14" split willow creel by Oregon maker A.E. Nelson. Pictures tell whole story...never used, beautifully tooled and including a high quality padded harness by Nelson too! They don't get any better then this! Signed on back A.E. Nelson in leather. Please click on its image for additional close ups!
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SCARCE "CLARK" NO.5 SPLIT WILLOW CREEL W/LEATHER TOOLING!
$1,389.00
15857
Highly collectible "Clark" No.5 fishing creel circa 1920's. The John Clark Saddlery Co. is considered one of the first major Oregon companies to begin leathering creels. He started in business in 1878 and died in 1923. The company was gone by 1927. You can see an example of this creel on page 95 of the "Art of the Creel" reference book. Clarks creels are much scarcer then George Lawrence or even McMonies. Clark rarely if ever marked his creels with his name. A few have been found with a marked button but they are extremely rare. His most often recognized detail is his closing lid strap passing thru the rivet position and cross stitched. This is a 16" wide basket (measured across the bottom). All closing straps, carry handle, buckles, hand stamping/tooling are original! There is a 12" embossed measure across the rear top of the lid. The No.5 is stamped on the back side. Great addition to any collection! Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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RARE "MC MONIES" (MACMONIES) ZIPPER POCKETED CREEL!
$1,395.00
15367
This is a rarely found zippered pocketed McMonies leathered split willow fishing creel No.50/5. It has its metal cartouche logo tag on the back side. It is nicely tooled in the famous McMonies "S" or "Snake" pattern. What makes this creel rare is the fact that McMonies rarely took their standard model creel and placed a zipper pouch on the front. The zipper pouch was standard with the zipper top and the snap closing leathered pocket was standard with the basic creel. This is a rare combination of the two. Only a few have been found. This is a large 16" wide creel. There is a well used harness included that was found with the creel. The name plate is spelled incorrectly "MacMonies" which was an error by the original plate maker but McMonies accepted them anyway and used them till they were gone. This can all be verified in the Art of the Creel.
Tightly woven basket that was originally tinted green (see bottom of creel). Only a few wraps missing from the bottom spline but nothing that takes away from the display, structure, or the highly collectible nature of this scarce model creel! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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ONE ONLY HAND LEATHERED CENTER HOLE CREEL!
$1,489.00
13638
A beautiful small size "3" (13" across) 1900's center hole split willow creel hand leathered and hand buck stitched by R.Baird, living creel maker! He also created a matching harness which is included. The fishing creel is in excellent plus condition. Copper riveted. You rarely see creels this size let alone so nicely leathered and detailed. Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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POCKETED LEATHERED SPLIT WILLOW CREEL BY A.E.NELSON
$1,495.00
13831
Beautiful mint/unused 14" split willow creel by Oregon maker A.E. Nelson. This creel is tooled and trimmed in saddle quality leather and includes a detachable front accessory pocket that snaps on! Included with it is a high quality padded shoulder harness also made by A.E. Nelson. The creel is signed on the back side in the leather. You rarely find them in this condition...can't be any better! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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CRADLE HARNESS CREEL W/LEAPING TROUT TOOLING BEAUTY!
$1,589.00
16035
Unused condition is this beautiful Cradle Harness Fishing Creel. It comes with a standard harness too. There is a vintage knife in sheath on the harness that is included. This 1930's tightly woven split willow creel has been nicely green stained and then leathered and hand tooled by living creel maker Ken Haggard. This is a large 16" creel (measured width along the bottom). It has three leaping trout after a fly on line tooled into the leathered top! The rest of the leather trim is detailed with tooling patterns beautifully! Please click on its image for additional closeups!
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GREEN FINISHED SPLIT WILLOW BUCKSTITCHED LEATHER TOOLED CREEL W/SILVER BUCKLE CLOSURE!
$1,595.00
15965
Beautifully detailed split willow fishing creel that was treated with a green stain and hand leathered and buck stitched. The front closure is a vintage silver buckle. The knife in sheath is vintage and included too! It has both a standard shoulder harness and a cradle harness. All hand made, hand tooled. The basket is a vintage 1930's basket that has been leathered and tooled by living creel maker R. Baird!
This is a large 16" (measured across the bottom) creel. Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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MCMONIES NO.80 SIZE5 ZIPPER TOP/ZIPPER POUCH CREEL!
$1,698.00
15751
Highly collectible McMonies(mispelled on the metal name plate MacMonies) fishing creel. This is the hand buck-stitched, zipper top/zipper pocket, model No.80 size 5 version. It is extremely hard to find these model creels and particularly with the original zipper closures in place and working. This is a pretty nice example of this tough creel. There are wear and rub marks to parts of the leather. There is minimal age lines/cracking to leather on pocket front. The rear carry handle appears to have been replaced at some time as it is in perfect condition! There was no harness found with this creel. The metal name cartouche is mounted on the back side and as I mentioned earlier McMonies was misspelled by the name plate maker "MacMonies", but since so many were produced the McMonies Co. accepted and used them anyway! This is a 16" wide creel across the bottom. The tooled pattern on the front of zipper pouch is also illustrated on page 79 of the "Art of the Creel" book. Please click on its image to see additional closeups! This creel in pristine condition would sell for $2000. to $3000!
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EXTREMELY RARE C.1917 "CLARK" NO.6 FISHING CREEL!
$1,789.00
15881
Clark creels are highly collectible! This is a rare early version in a tough larger size, a NO.6 (17" across the bottom). This is a circa 1917 tightly woven split willow basket with the distinguishable Clark construction, in particular the closing strap extending through the rivet at he lids edge! It is stamped with the "6" on the leathered top section. The tooling pattern and stitching pattern are also Clark trademarks. This creel has been evaluated by Gary Estabrook who I consider one of the foremost experts on American creels in the country and he has personally confirmed its origin and approximate date. You can also read about Clark creels in the "Art of the Creel" book. The creel is in overall excellent condition considering its age except for the original leather closing strap which shows age lines and minimal cracking (still in tack though). Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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RARE GEORGE LAWRENCE "LOWBOY" NO.5AL FISHING CREEL.
$2,198.00
15513
This is the rare Lowboy Fishing Creel(low profile) model #5AL by the George Lawrence Co. of Portland, Oregon made during the 1930's. It is approximately 16" across the bottom but only 6 1/2" tall at the front and 8 1/2" tall at the back instead of the usual 10". This model is considered scarcer because production of Lowboys were way less then the conventional sized creel. The closing strap, buckle , and rear carry handle are all original. The original front mounted metal cartouche bearing the George Lawrence name, location and business starting date of 1857. Harnesses were after market purchases and this creel was not found with a harness. The creel is made of tightly woven split willow and quality saddle leather. There is wear to the closing strap but it is still all there. Highly collectible and ready to display! Try and find a Lowboy model, especially in this condition...really tough! Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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V.RARE "PETERS" #5 POCKETED FISHING CREEL
$3,250.00
15308
Extremely hard to find "Peters" Fishing Creel c.late 20's. It is the No.5 with front tooled pocket, tooled cover flap over access hole in the top and original rear carry handle! It is shown in the "Art of the Creel" Book. It is a large 16" wide split willow basket. A vintage fish/bird knife with sheath and leather mounting plate on the side was added at some later time. A removable leather interior bottom was also added at probably the same time. The creel is in overall great condition and displays beautifully! We have only seen four of these creels in 20 years. There is no harness with this creel. A harness was a "after market" purchase...sold separately particularly by the several Oregon Creel makers of the first half of the 20th century. Please click on its image to see additional closeups!
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"ART OF THE CREEL"
$49.95
ISBN # 0-9659172-7-4
Hugh Chatham and Dan McClain
"The Art of the Creel" is a photographic perspective on a wide variety of creels, their makers, their materials, and their artistic appeal. With more than 200 different creels photographed, this book provides a comprehensive look at all the major categories of creel as well as some very rare, one of a kind creels that are tucked away in private collections. The authors have also provided pertient information about the history and the makers of most of the creels. There is still much to learn about the subject and "The Art of the Creel" is as good place to start for anyone interested in fishing creels. (Note: There are no values given)
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