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 Jointed Darter Lure, circa 1945
The Orange Scale & Rainbow Tiger Lures, circa 1945
The Bender & Flynn and The Bender Green Cardboard Boxes, circa 1945
Bender and Chase Lures