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Old 12-19-2012, 01:03 PM   #1
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one of those plugs was a Howards"jet plug" an not a bluestreak....think it was the second one down on the right...looks to be black now.
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Old 12-19-2012, 01:55 PM   #2
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one of those plugs was a Howards"jet plug" an not a bluestreak....think it was the second one down on the right...looks to be black now.
Thanks. You have a good eye to pick that out. I was wondering cause of it's extremely large wire hole. Shape wise it's similar. Any info on the plug's history?

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Old 12-19-2012, 07:35 PM   #3
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two men entered...one man leaves...Howard Ledig from wrentham.ma....he made a swimmer and one popper...the one you had was called a squid red....early 50's to 57.

Howard l and john gamsby owned a co. called J & H tackle co...before they split up.
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two men entered...one man leaves...Howard Ledig from wrentham.ma....he made a swimmer and one popper...the one you had was called a squid red....early 50's to 57.

Howard l and john gamsby owned a co. called J & H tackle co...before they split up.
Wow. Thats cool. It was in such bad shape when I received. It will be fished.

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Old 12-20-2012, 01:52 PM   #5
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Great job on the restoration! They look great.
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