Vintage Kautzky Lazy Ike, 1/4oz fishing lure #21910

Kautzky Lazy Ike – a rarity – a masterpiece, the manufacturer has tried to recreate the fish with all the naturalness of its action. Lazy Ike, an American corporation, was founded in 1897 by Joseph Kautzky, an immigrant from Austria, initially called The Kautzky Manufacturing Company. At first, the company was engaged in weapons production, but by 1930 it began producing its famous Lazy Ike lure, which were initially just handmade wooden "works of art". From 1960, they started to be made from plastic.