Bender & Flynn, Bender Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co., Chase Rod and Tackle Co. Lures

Bender & Flynn Fishing Tackle Mfg. Co., Pinellas Park, FL

Albert Bender and E.C. Flynn made a regular and a jointed darter. The paint finish on these lures produces what some say are the most beautiful lures ever made. Lures bearing both names were made for only a short while. Later lures were made by Bender himself under the name Bender Fishing Tackle Co. Bender retained the original two piece cardboard green box for a short time and then sold his lures in a blue and white cardboard box with a plastic lid. In 1952, Owen Chase purchased Bender and sold the lures under the name Chase Rod and Tackle Co.


Bender & Flynn, Bender, and Chase Lures

The Jointed Darter Lure, circa 1945


The Orange Scale & Rainbow Tiger Lures, circa 1945


The Bender & Flynn and The Bender Green Cardboard Boxes, circa 1945


FOR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANTIQUE FLORIDA LURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME.

Thanks!

Ron Gast

rkgast@cfl.rr.com

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