Below are roughly 70 images that together comprise an initial random sampling from my Vintage Al Foss Collection (includes his AF&H, True Temper & Weber successors). I’ve just recently started to propagate the Foss section of my web site & I will be adding lots more images on a regular basis, so return often:

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Foss – NFLCC Lure Collectors Patch – 4” dia

 

Foss – NFLCC Lure Collectors Pin – 2” dia

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Foss “Little Egypt” RARE 1915 INTRODUCTORY COMBO – Large White Cardboard Box & Lure on Card with SCARCE Amethyst Eyes – 1aa

 

Foss “Little Egypt” RARE 1915 INTRODUCTORY COMBO – Large White Cardboard Box & Lure on Card with SCARCE Amethyst Eyes – 1  bb

 

Foss “Little Egypt” RARE 1915 INTRODUCTORY COMBO – Large White Cardboard Box & Lure on Card with SCARCE Amethyst Eyes – 1 1cc

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Foss c.1920 “Little Egypt” in Correctly Marked 2-Piece c.1919-1920 SCARCE Small Pink Cardboard Box -9b

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Foss c.1920-c.1928 “Little Egypt” (VERY RARE GREEN EYES) in Correctly Stamped, Age Correct 2-Piece Tin Box +1920 Box Catalog -1aa

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Foss “Skidder” (1918-1919) with SCARCE Unusual Weed Guard Connector -1a

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Foss c.1919 “MUSKY Skidder”  (SCARCE to RARE) with Correctly Marked 2-Piece c.1919-1920 SCARCE Small Pink Cardboard Box & 1917 Box Catalog – 1aa

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Foss – RARE & EXCEPTIONAL COMBO of 1st Version (1916-1919) solid white #3 “Oriental Wiggler” in correct 1916-1919 “Hinged Green Tin” with 1918 “Box Lid Insert” (see top of this photo & 1st image below) + VERY SCARCE 1916 earliest “Box Catalog” (3rd image below & bottom left in this photo) + 1916 ‘$500 Challenge’ Cleveland Leader “Press Release Box Insert” (on right in this photo & 4th image below) – 1j

 

Foss – RARE & EXCEPTIONAL COMBO of 1st Version (1916-1919) solid white #3 “Oriental Wiggler” + correct 1916-1919 “Hinged Green Tin” (with 1918 “Box Lid Insert” – see 1st image below) + VERY SCARCE 1916 earliest “Box Catalog” (see 2nd image below) + 1916 ‘$500 Challenge’ Cleveland Leader “Press Release Box Insert” (see 3rd image below) – 1ec

 

Foss c.1918 “Box Lid Insert” from c.1916-c.1919 “hinged green tin” with 1st Version (1916-1919) solid white #3 “Oriental Wiggler” & 1916 “box catalog” (part of RARE & EXCEPTIONAL COMBO above) -1b

 

Foss EARLIEST & VERY SCARCE 1916 “Box Catalog” – front side showing 2 panels (2 more unshown panels on back side) (part of RARE & EXCEPTIONAL COMBO above) – 1aa

 

Foss – 1916 ‘$500 Challenge’ Cleveland Leader “Press Release Box Insert” Box Insert” (part of RARE & EXCEPTIONAL COMBO above) -1bb

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Foss 1918-1919 solid white #4 “Oriental Wiggler” -1ee

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Foss 1928-1936 (#3) “Oriental Wiggler” with Ponca Blade -3aa

 

Foss (AF&H) c.1931-1936 (#3) “Oriental Wiggler” with Ponca Blade in 1931-1941 “Two-Piece Tin Box” -3b

 

Foss (AF&H) c.1931-36 (#3) “Oriental Wiggler” with Ponca Blade in 1931-41 “Two-Piece Tin Box” -3c

 

Foss (True Temper) 1952-1955 (#3) “Oriental Wiggler” in Uncommon 1952-55 Foss-True Temper “White Upright Cardboard Box” -1dd

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Foss (AF&H) c.1932 Ex COMBO (appears UNUSED) “MUSKY (#3M) Oriental Wiggler” (c/w factory screw tag) & 1932 “Box Catalog” in correctly marked 1931-1941 “Two-Piece Tin Box” -1a

 

Foss (AF&H) c.1932 Ex COMBO (appears UNUSED) “MUSKY (#3M) Oriental Wiggler” (c/w factory screw tag) & 1932 “Box Catalog” in correctly marked 1931-1941 “Two-Piece Tin Box” -1a

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Excellent Grouping of 4 yellow & white 1928-1941 Foss “Oriental Wigglers” [#4, #3M (Musky) & two #3’s] -1a

 

Excellent Grouping of 4 yellow & white 1928-1941 Foss “Oriental Wigglers” [#4, #3M (Musky) & two #3’s] -1b

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Very Nice Grouping of 6 Foss #4 ”Oriental Wigglers” (c.1916-1958) -2a

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Very Nice Grouping of 8 Foss (c.1916-1c.941) “Oriental Wigglers” [three #4’s, two #3M’s (Musky) & three #3’s] -4aa

 

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Foss #3 ”Oriental Wiggler’‘ (c1920-c.1940) RARE uncataloged AMBER body + SCARCE RED EYES -1a

 

Foss #3 ”Oriental Wiggler’‘ (c1920-c.1940) RARE uncataloged AMBER body + SCARCE RED EYES -1i

 

Foss #3 ”Oriental Wiggler’‘ (c1920-c.1940) RARE uncataloged AMBER body + SCARCE RED EYES -1h

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Very Nice c.1920’s – c.1936 Grouping of 4 Foss Lures & Their 2-Piece Tin Boxes (2 “Oriental Wigglers”, “Shimmy Wiggler” with Ponca Blade & RARE Natural Brass “Frog Wiggler” in Correctly Marked Tin) -1a

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Foss SCARCE c.1919-1920 Small Two-Piece White Cardboard Box -1b

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Foss-True Temper “Shimmy Wiggler” #5 (c.1955) -1h

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Foss-True Temper “Shimmy Wiggler” #6 with Adam Blade (1940-1947) – 1a

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Foss-True Temper 1955-1958 “Shimmy Wiggler” & Box Catalog in correct ‘Tops for Spinning‘ Plastic Box -1ba

 

Foss-True Temper 1955-1958 “Shimmy Wiggler” & Box Catalog in correct ‘Tops for Spinning‘ Plastic Box -1aa

 

Foss-True Temper 1955-1958 “Shimmy Wiggler” & Box Catalog in correct ‘Tops for Spinning‘ Plastic Box -1b

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Foss #9 “Jazz Wiggler” (1923-1941) -2b

 

Foss #9 “Jazz Wiggler” (1923-1941) -2a

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Foss 1926 Box Catalog “Introducing New Frog Wiggler” (front panels) – 1aa

 

Foss 1926 Box Catalog “Introducing New Frog Wiggler” (back panels) – 1bb

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Foss (AF&H – True Temper) #11 “Frog Wiggler” (c.1931) & 1931 Box Catalog in 1931-1941 Blue Tin Box -1a

 

Foss (AF&H – True Temper) #11 “Frog Wiggler” (c.1931) & 1931 Box Catalog in 1931-1941 Blue Tin Box -1f

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Foss #11 “Frog Wiggler” (c.1926-c.1940) -3d

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Foss #12 “Frog Wiggler” (c.1926-c.1940) -1aa

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Foss #2 “New Egypt” c.1928-29 with Ponca Blade & 1928 Box Catalog in correct 1919-1930 red 2-piece Tin Box -1aa

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Foss (True Temper) #13 “Dixie Wiggler” (c.1948-c.1952) in Correctly Marked 1946-1952 gold/black True Temper-Foss Cardboard Box -4a
Foss (True Temper) #13 “Dixie Wiggler” (c.1948-c.1952) in Correctly Marked 1946-1952 gold/black True Temper-Foss Cardboard Box -4b

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Foss (True Temper) #13 “Dixie Wiggler” with Double Unbalanced Blade (1940-1946) -3hh

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Foss (True Temper) #14 “Dixie Wiggler” (1948-1955) -2aa

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Foss (True Temper) #16 “Minnie-The-Moocher” – hammered brass (1932-1941) – 1a

 

Foss (True Temper) #16 “Minnie-The-Moocher” – hammered brass (1932-1941) – 1b

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Foss (True Temper) #17 “Little Minnie” – hammered nickel (1932-1941) -1a

 

Foss (True Temper) #17 “Little Minnie” – hammered nickel (1932-1941) -1b

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AF&H – Foss “Pocket Tackle Kit” – complete 1936 Introductory Year original set with an Oriental Wiggler (with Ponca Blade), Shimmy Wiggler, Dry Strip Pork Rinds & Spare Hook in correct Tin Box -1a

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AF&H – Foss “Pocket Tackle Kit“, “Fan Dancer” & “Shiek” – INTRODUCTORY 1936 Ad (open source copy) – 1a

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Foss (True Temper) #18 “Fan Dancer” (1936-1941) -2aa

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Foss (True Temper) “The Sheik” – 1937 Ad -1aa

 

Foss (True Temper) #19 “Sheik” (1936-1941) -1a

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True Temper (AF&H) #27 “Hell Cat” (1940-1941) -1b

 

True Temper (AF&H) #27 “Hell Cat” (1940-1941) -1dd

 

True Temper (AF&H) #27 “Hell Cat” (1940-1941) -1ee

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True Temper (AF&H) #31 “Bass Pop” (1940-1941) with SCARCE “Wooden, Glass-Eyed Frog Trailer” -3ii

 

True Temper (AF&H) #31 “Bass Pop” (1940-1941) with SCARCE “Wooden, Glass-Eyed Frog Trailer” -3i

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Foss (True Temper) – 16 Flyrod Lures – #24, #25 & #26 “Flitter Flies” (1940-1941) and #34 & #35 “Doc Spinners” (1940-1952) -1a

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True Temper #10 SCARCE “Shimmy Spoon” (1955) -1a

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True Temper 1936 “Catalog” (cover) -1aa

 

True Temper 1955 “Catalog” (sample page) 1ee

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Foss “Pork Rind Bottle” (c.1921-1925) – 1a

 

Foss (AT&E / True Temper) “Pork Rind Bottles” (c.1952-55 on left) + (1958 & last Foss Pork Rind Bottle on right) -1a

 

Foss (True Temper) “Pork Rind Bottle” (c.1956-1957) -1aa

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