Museum Archive: Johnson Silver Minnow 1410 (1950s), 1oz silver fishing spoon #19878

Genuine silver plating provides a whiter, more intense flash than chrome, allowing this 1oz (28g) spoon to stay visible in stained water. Manufactured in the USA during the 1950s, this Johnson Silver Minnow 1410 reflects the specialized weedless design Louis Johnson created in 1920 to fish heavy cover. The alloy body is forged thicker in the center to maintain a hook-up orientation, effectively gliding over lily pads and grass without snagging. Registered under product code 19878, the specimen is housed in its period-correct orange window box and remains unused. Its signature 270-degree swing during retrieval was designed to maximize light reflection from the silver finish toward predators below. This lure is unused and exhibits the clean, bright surfaces typical of high-quality vintage production.