E L. Sweet & Son Molds

[litewirehooker]

I poured some for old times. Used a coat hanger and it worked pretty good. I never used this type sinker so these molds will hang on the wall and one day someone may post about them again. Thanks

lightwirehooker

[JSC]

Hi guys
In regards to the wire ... if you will "Drag" it thru a bar of soap before using it, will release like a champ. (Learned this from one of my customers back in the 70's who poured all of their Egg & Pyramid Sinkers for sales at their store).
Ament was a great mold maker .... His "Percision" Molds (with the Rubber hose for "grips") were outstanding and I have several that I use all the time ... they were custom made ... he charged me a whopping 15.00 for each (I bought a lot of molds from Paul both for Lead & Plastic ) .... For the percision stuff he would take your model and make a steel copy of it then press it into the Alum. All the other molds were cast Alum .. his everyday molds would flash a little as did every ones at that time (I bought molds from Paul starting in the early 60's till he passed away in the early 70's ... his son kept the business going for a while) ... He built molds for most of the big companies at that time .... He made a trip to Florida in the early 70's dropped by to see me but I was out on the road and no one was home .. he left me a note in the mail box ... I really hated that I missed him.. we had a lot to talk about ..
Things have come a long ways since back them with all the Computer Programmed "Cuttin" of molds ..
But you know I think the fish still keep us fooled just like they did when I was growing up.

Have a Good One ... These trips down "Memory Lane" are good for me to reflect on.

JSC

[Redman]

JCS You are right Paul was a real gentleman. Think he did more for the jig and tackle industry than what he will be given credit for. One of the unsung leaders. Just like Paul Gilmore of GEM rods one of the pioneers of the graphite rods. Jim Stone one of the very first Jig mold makers. But then there are the Giants Like Berkley Bedell who started Berkley and Company first on his dinning room table then in the back room of the local Masonic Temple in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Can't forget Marvin Hamilton who was by his side and kept the company running threw the dark days of WWII until Berkley shut it down and told Marv to go to war.

We kind of hijacked this thread and hope the mods will understand. Some of these facts and memories need to be kept in these threads. If we don't know where we came from we never will know where we are headed.

All the Best

Redman

[pondhopper]

Here are the cavity images for 3 EL Sweet molds I have.....

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UG

That's a 394 on top isn't it. Been looking for one of them . I still use and make the old lures . Yea a little more work but yesterdays old knowledge can be today's new thing for some.

[Fatman]

Wow I remember that top left one - the ball head. My Uncle probably had me pouring that thing left and right. He always had plenty of buddies to buy them but I always ended up casting them LOL. Now the geezer part I'm only 49 but I'm gettin there LOL

Fatman

[JSC]

"Not Old"

Just gettin OLDER (in a hurry) ...

@49 .. Now how many years ago was that ?? .. been so long I have forgotten =:^)

Enjoy them

JSC

[litewirehooker]

Always good to remember the past. My daddy poured some sinkers for River Fishing when I was much younger (64 now). I have been pouring lightwire hooks for bout 10 years. My hobby has just about became a full time job for the summer. Thanks for your posts.

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