Gibbs Tool & Stamping Works
Vancouver, British Columbia

     Information from the Gibbs Website: Of Special Note: Gibbs holds a special place in Canadian tackle history as being the longest running manufacturer in Canada....it is still running strong today after 101 years in the business.

     Rufus Gibbs arrived in Vancouver, British Columbia from Peterborough, Ontario in 1908. By trade, Gibbs was a tool and die maker, having served his apprenticeship with the Canadian General Electric Company in Toronto. The Gibbs Tool and Stamping Works was established in 1908, on Main Street, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Gibbs Tool and Stamping Works was destroyed by fire in 1912. Not one to give up, Gibbs soon had re-established business south of False Creek at 56 Dufferin Street. Once again the Gibbs Company was manufacturing in full force. Because metal-working was his main business, Rufus Gibbs had a distinct advantage when it came to developing fishing tackle. Gibbs was able to focus on creating lure patterns and on machines to make the lures, as his company was manufacturing other products such as pipe-hangers and metal hunting tags in the same plant.

     As the Gibbs Company was a metal working business, inventors and patent-holders turned to Gibbs to manufacture their lures, and for partnership possibilities. These partnerships succeeded in creating some of the most famous salmon lures on the West Coast. Examples of those spoons include: the Clendon-Stewart and the Stewart Spoons.

	Gibbs Davis Herring Dodger A nice early and huge size 3 Davis Herring Dodger in its original packaging from the early 30's.
	Gibbs Metal Lure Lot A mix of fairly common tackle that seems to show up at the bottom of old tackle boxes...Gibbs created a huge assortment of metal baits for the wide Canadian market at the time. They are literally found everywhere.
	Gibbs Metal Phantom Lure Neat little phantom type lure that is quite reminiscent of many other lure company designs from the time.
	Early Gibbs Salmon Plug A nice early Gibbs Salmon plug. With a west coast operation, and competing Washington tackle companies, Gibbs thought it wise to create their own style of Salmon plug.
	Gibbs Salmon Plug Collection A great display of Gibbs Salmon plugs from the collection of Terry Venables.