Creek Chub Bait Company
N 41° 20.961 W 085° 08.109
16T E 656008 N 4579217
Some parking just east of the gas station or could park there and walk to this.
Waymark Code: WMYA7M
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2018
Views: 1
Side One
In 1916, Henry Dills, Carl Heinzerling, and George Schulthess established the company, which became one of the country’s leading manufacturers of artificial fishing lures. Crafted by a largely female workforce, the high quality lures featured a patented spray-painted scale pattern and metal lip, giving them a lifelike appearance and motion to help attract fish.
Side Two
The company shipped products all over the world and became a key industry here. Popular lures included the Wiggler, Pikie, Darter, and Injured Minnow; many fishermen used them to catch record-setting fish. Business slowed during WWII as European supply markets closed, but grew rapidly in post-war years. Factory closed by 1979; lures remain popular among collectors.
County: DeKalb County
Year Placed: 2017
Name: Creek Chub Bait Company
ID#: 17.2017.1
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