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Vintage Gold Pan from Herter's

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:37.50 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 150.00 USD
Vintage Gold Pan from Herter's
Copper construction with nice blue green patina. Bottom reads 'Hudson Bay Limited, Hand Made, Herter's Waseca, Minn.' Measures 14 1/8"dia x 2 1/4". Before there was an Internet or a Cabela’s, Bass Pro Shop or Gander Mountain, there was Herter’s — the first outdoors gear juggernaut. Herter’s mail-order catalogs were legendary, hundreds of pages jammed with hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor gear that could be delivered to your doorstep. Those catalogs included lengthy descriptions, instructions and bold, often audacious claims — entertaining readers while also enticing them to buy. Herter’s was the Sears, Roebuck of the outdoor industry and was perhaps best known for its waterfowl products. Launched and headquartered in Waseca, Minn., the company was the inspiration for today’s huge mail-order and big-box outdoor retailers. -Minneapolis Star Tribune