An inventor’s work.
A documented history.

Anton and the objects come first

The archive follows a connected history: experimentation, patented mechanisms, workshop methods, commercial lure designs, and their continuation under other manufacturers. Surviving lures, boxes, photographs, and documents make that history tangible.

How the evidence is used

Patents establish a described invention and its filing and grant dates. Period advertising and catalogs establish what was offered. Published histories add research and identified witnesses’ recollections. Photographs document visible details of particular examples.

These sources answer different questions. A catalog measurement is not a measurement of a photographed lure; a patent drawing is not proof that every commercial version used that construction.

Source credits

This edition draws on Sanders & Sanders, December 1999, Christopher Slusar’s published histories, U.S. patent records, contemporary advertising, and catalog reproductions. Named workshop contributors and interview witnesses are credited where their roles are documented. See the bibliography and source notes.

Editorial responsibility

Published by Lauby Lures. Research text is prepared with AI assistance and checked against the sources identified on each page. No independent expert review is claimed.

Corrections should identify the page, statement, and supporting evidence. Substantive changes are recorded in the revision history. The photographic records do not certify authenticity, component originality, or market value.

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