Mustad 36814 Limerick hook silhouette
Hook Reference › O. Mustad & Son Hooks › Mustad 36814

O. Mustad & Son 36814

Mustad 36814 Limerickc. 1940s-1960s

Evidence reviewed October 20, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

↔ Compare this hookPrint size chart

Save this hook to your account to build a list you can come back to.

Summary

The Mustad 36814 is documented here by a size 6 hook in its lidded box, which carries the Key Brand device P.

The box label gives the specification as ‘T. up looped oval eye Black / Short shank Ex. fine wire / Oval wire’ V.

Photographic record

3 photographs

Lidded Mustad box with a cream paper label printed in olive-gold ink and crossed by a strip of tape; a black hook lies across the label.
IMG-1Mustad 36814 Original Package Box lid label for Mustad 36814, with the Key Brand device, 'Qual. 36814', the specification lines and a handwritten purple 6. One hook rests on the label over a strip of tape.

How to identify it

Check the lid label for a key device with ‘Key’ above and ‘Brand’ below, the number ‘Qual. 36814’, and the address line ‘OSLO – NORWAY’ V. Three specification lines follow the ‘Mustad-Limerick Hooks’ line V.

On the recorded box the size is written by hand in purple ink on the ‘No.’ line, and the printed count is 100 V. On the hook, look for an eye bent up from the shank, a plain shank, and one barb cut near the point P.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeLooped Eye, Turned Up
Show noteHide note

Looped eye bent up from the shank axis, rounded at the end, seen edge-on P. A short lengthwise seam shows on the shank just short of the upturn P.

OBS-1
WireExtra-FineLBL-8CMP-3OBS-2CMP-3 compared with 215 catalogued hooks classified Standard, near the line with Fine (1X Fine)
ShankStandard — PlainCMP-1LBL-8CMP-1 compared with 202 catalogued hooks classified Standard
BendLimerick, Standard gap
Show noteHide note

Round bend; the point returns roughly parallel to the shank P. In side view the bend wire reads wider than the mid-shank wire P.

LBL-7OBS-2CMP-2CMP-2 compared with 62 catalogued hooks classified O'Shaughnessy, near the line with Aberdeen
PointHollow Point
Show noteHide note

One barb cut from the gap-side face near the point, tip intact and turned back toward the bend P. Barb tip sits about 4.4 mm from the point tip E.

OBS-4MEA-10
Finishstated on packaging
Show noteHide note

Glossy black over eye, shank and bend; the label prints 'Black' V. Grey patches of absent or flaked coating show on point and barb; no reddish-brown corrosion P.

LBL-8OBS-6OBS-3OBS-4

The label abbreviations are read as turned up (‘T. up’) and extra-fine (‘Ex. fine’) I. No source located defines them.

No photograph shows the wire end-on, so the label’s ‘Oval wire’ cannot be checked against the metal. Wire thickness measured from the silhouette against the catalog sits nearest the standard category, though the label prints ‘Ex. fine wire’ and the comparison is not decisive.

Shank proportion measured from the silhouette falls nearest the standard category, although the label prints ‘Short shank’. A label line beginning ‘Hollow’ is partly hidden by the hook, and a side-on view cannot show whether the inner face is concave.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeightShank:gap
6Specimen S124.1 mm EcaliperMEA-117.5 mm EcaliperMEA-27.4 mm EcaliperMEA-3 Check: The evidence record measured 7.4 mm (MEA-3).8.3 mm EcaliperMEA-4 Check: The evidence record measured 8.3 mm (MEA-4).0.83 mm Egrid photoMEA-5Not available Pcaliper~2.3-2.4 : 1
Calibrated SVG True-scale preview

How hook dimensions are measuredA hook outline with dimension lines for overall length, shank length, gap, bend depth, and wire diameter.Overall lengthShank lengthGapBend depthWire diameter
Overall length
Eye to the farthest point of the bend.
Shank length
Eye to the start of the bend.
Gap
Point to shank, at right angles to the shank.
Bend depth
Shank to the bottom of the bend.
Wire diameter
Across the wire, measured by caliper where possible.

Specimens, packaging, and label

This record documents one specimen. It describes that specimen only, not every example of the model.

Lidded Mustad box with a cream paper label printed in olive-gold ink and crossed by a strip of tape; a black hook lies across the label.
Open full size

S1 · Box of size 6

Size
6 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Eye, shank, bend, barb and point are present and in line. Grey patches of absent or flaked coating show on the point and barb. Small pale flecks sit near the top of the eye loop and faint specks on the shank near the bend. No reddish-brown corrosion is visible.
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
label, horizontal band across middle: Yellowed cellophane tape strip across the label with wrinkled adhesive over the key bit, Brand, and parts of OSLO - NORWAY, Hollow Point and Limerick Hooks LBL-13
Wear
label, right of 36814: Diffuse yellow-brown stain LBL-14
Wear
label, along lower edge: Orange-brown discoloration LBL-15
Wear
left end of tape strip, beside label: Small dark red-brown spot LBL-16
Wear
box lid left and top edges; label upper right: Frayed paper edges along the lid; the label edge at upper right stands slightly proud of the lid LBL-17
Measured
size 6
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-2IMG-3

Closed lidded box with a paper label on the lid. One hook rests on the label across a strip of tape, eye at left, and covers parts of the 'Hollow' and 'Limerick Hooks' lines. The box interior and any other hooks are not photographed, so the count behind the printed 100 is not verified. Yellowed cellophane tape crosses the label and its adhesive partly covers lettering. A yellow-brown stain sits right of the model number, orange-brown discoloration runs along the lower label edge, a small dark red-brown spot marks the left end of the tape, and the lid edges are frayed. The label edge at upper right sits slightly proud of the lid.

What the label says

LBL-1 trademark · label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-1
Key
Brand
LBL-2 printed · label, top center from IMG-1
O. MUSTAD & SÖN
LBL-3 printed · label, below firm name from IMG-1
MANUFACTURERS
LBL-4 printed · label, center, partly under tape from IMG-1
OSLO - NORWAY
LBL-5 printed · label, center right from IMG-1
Qual. 36814
LBL-6 printed · label, center, crossed by the hook from IMG-1
Hollow Po[?][?]t
LBL-7 printed · label, center, line in largest type from IMG-1
Mustad-Limerick Hooks
LBL-8 printed · label, lower center, three lines from IMG-1
T. up looped oval eye  Black
Short shank  Ex. fine wire
Oval wire
LBL-9 printed · label, lower left from IMG-1
100
No.
LBL-10 printed · label, lower right from IMG-1
Made in Norway
LBL-11 handwritten · label, lower left, right of printed 100, above No. from IMG-1
6 in purple ink, overlapping the last digit of printed 100
LBL-12 pencil · box lid lower edge, below label from IMG-1
[?].500 in faint grey pencil; first character unclear
Trademark
Upright skeleton key at upper left with an oval, two-lobed bow at the top and a notched bit at the lower end; 'Key' above and 'Brand' below, in the same olive-gold ink as the text.
As entered on the specimen record
Key
Brand
O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO - NORWAY
Qual. 36814
Hollow Po[?][?]t
Mustad-Limerick Hooks
T. up looped oval eye  Black
Short shank  Ex. fine wire
Oval wire
100
No.
Made in Norway
Layout
Key device at upper left with 'Key' above and 'Brand' below. Firm name at top center, then MANUFACTURERS and OSLO - NORWAY. 'Qual. 36814' at center right. 'Mustad-Limerick Hooks' in the largest type. Three specification lines centered below. '100' and 'No.' at lower left, 'Made in Norway' at lower right. The vowel in SÖN reads as two dots; a slash form is not excluded. Two letters of the 'Hollow' line are hidden by the hook. Tape dulls the S of OSLO and the R and A of NORWAY, and adhesive gloss covers part of 'Brand'.
Typeface
Olive-gold ink on a cream label. 'Mustad-Limerick Hooks' is set in the largest type. The printing process is not determined from the photographs.
Printed marks
Border of repeated rosette ornaments, with asterisk-like rosettes at the lower right corner.
Later marks
Purple ink 6 beside the printed 100 and above 'No.' (LBL-11). Faint grey pencil on the lower lid edge, read as '[?].500' with the first character unclear (LBL-12).

Condition

The photographed hook has eye, shank, bend, barb and point present and in line P. Grey patches of absent or flaked coating mark the point and barb P. Only one hook is shown; the box interior is not photographed.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Series

The label carries a key device with the word ‘Key’ above and ‘Brand’ below P, and Key Brand is listed among Mustad’s brands V. A US registration for MUSTAD KEY BRAND BEAK HOOKS, filed December 4, 1939, records first use on fish hooks in June 1939 V. The registered mark is worded for beak hooks and does not date this label or the 36814.

Design lineage

The label names the line ‘Mustad-Limerick Hooks’ and carries the number ‘Qual. 36814’ V.

Dating

The label carries the Key Brand device, an Oslo - Norway address and 'Made in Norway' V. A trademark record shows Mustad using a Key Brand mark on fish hooks by June 1939 V. No source located dates this label or the 36814, so the c. 1940s-1960s range is an estimate S.

O. Mustad & Son Read the maker’s history →
Oslo on the label. The box label prints an Oslo - Norway address. The company's Wikipedia entry lists Gjøvik as Mustad's present headquarters, and neither source states where the 36814 was made V.

Use

  • Salmon
  • Sea trout

Primary application

The label states no intended use, and the photographs do not show one.

Collecting and buying

7 / 10CollectabilityRarity: Uncommon

Not rated. Nothing on file documents how often the 36814 turns up or how collectors rank it.

The page describes the model from one boxed size 6 specimen. Catalog pages, price lists or recorded sales for the 36814 would let it be placed on the collecting scale.

Market value

Insufficient recorded sales data to estimate a reliable value.

0 sold observations recorded; 2 are needed, with the basis and date of the range, before a value is shown. Asking prices are shown as asking prices only.

No recorded sold sales are on file for this model.

Label and source analysis

Handwritten Marks

A numeral 6 is written in purple ink on the label, to the right of the printed 100 and above the printed ‘No.’. It overlaps the last digit of the 100 P.

A faint grey pencil mark runs along the lower edge of the box lid, below the label. It reads roughly ‘[?].500’, with the first character unclear P.

Packaging Text and Specifications

Source: Mustad 36814 box label, size 6 specimen

The lid label prints a line beginning ‘Hollow’, partly hidden by the hook, followed by ‘Mustad-Limerick Hooks’ V. Three lines give the specification: ‘T. up looped oval eye Black’, ‘Short shank Ex. fine wire’ and ‘Oval wire’ V. Further text reads ‘Qual. 36814’, ‘100’, ‘No.’ and ‘Made in Norway’ V.

The firm line reads ‘O. MUSTAD & SÖN’, followed by ‘MANUFACTURERS’ and ‘OSLO – NORWAY’ V. The vowel mark in the firm name reads as two dots, and a slash form is not excluded at this ink spread.

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Best matchRelated by Attribute

Computed automatically from catalog data — updated as new hooks are added.

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchAnalysisCompare
1736.J — Model 1736.J (Octopus Brand) silhouette1736.J — Model 1736.J (Octopus Brand)78%Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 moreDiffers: Point: Hollow Point vs Standard / Spear; Finish: Other vs Black Japanned; Shank ratio: 72.6% vs 73.4% +2 moreCompare
90240 No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 — Mustad 90240 Low Water Salmon Hook silhouette90240 No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 — Mustad 90240 Low Water Salmon Hook77%Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 moreDiffers: Wire: Extra-Fine vs Fine (1X Fine); Finish: Other vs Black Japanned; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout vs Salmon +3 moreCompare
S 1937 — Edgar S 1937 silhouetteS 1937 — Edgar S 193773%Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +3 moreDiffers: Wire: Extra-Fine vs Heavy (1X Heavy); Point: Hollow Point vs Standard / Spear; Finish: Other vs Black Japanned +4 moreCompare
36890 No. 3/0 — Mustad-Limerick silhouette36890 No. 3/0 — Mustad-Limerick72%Matches: Bend, Shank, Eye, Eye Orient., Offset +3 moreDiffers: Wire: Extra-Fine vs Standard; Gap: Standard vs Narrow; Point: Hollow Point vs Other +4 moreCompare
3671 No. 2 — Mustad 3671 Limerick silhouette3671 No. 2 — Mustad 3671 Limerick71%Matches: Bend, Gap, Eye Orient., Point, Offset +2 moreDiffers: Shank: Standard vs 1X Long; Wire: Extra-Fine vs Fine (1X Fine); Eye: Looped Eye vs Tapered Eye +4 moreCompare

ExploratoryRelated by Shape (SVG)

Ranked purely by silhouette geometry — attribute labels are ignored.

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchCompare
L220 No. 4 — L220 Gilt silhouetteL220 No. 4 — L220 Gilt85%Compare
S 1937 — Edgar S 1937 silhouetteS 1937 — Edgar S 193777%Compare
36890 No. 3/0 — Mustad-Limerick silhouette36890 No. 3/0 — Mustad-Limerick76%Compare
73310 — T10-6H silhouette73310 — T10-6H74%Compare
90240 No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 — Mustad 90240 Low Water Salmon Hook silhouette90240 No. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 — Mustad 90240 Low Water Salmon Hook73%Compare

Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 3 images
Supports: wireshankbendfinisheyebarbcondition notessub brandquantity per packageconstructionoverall lengthgap widthwire diameter measuredmeasurement notesdating rangepackagingfun factfun fact titlefly patternscumulative records notemeta descriptionprimary search termstechnical notessummaryseries historydesign lineageprimary applicationcollectability detailidentification

Entry last updated June 10, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.