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H. Milward & Sons 5644F

Hollow Pointed Salmon Fish Hooks FlattedDate not established

Evidence reviewed October 21, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

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Summary

Milward 5644F is a salmon hook with a flatted (blind) eye: the shank ends in a spade-shaped flat with no hole or slot P. The maker label names the point hollow pointed P.

The firm, H. Milward & Sons, was founded at Redditch in 1730 V. The photographed example is size 21.

Photographic record

5 photographs

H. Milward & Sons 5644F size 21 hollow point salmon hook mounted on collector documentation card — flatted eye construction and overall proportions visible on measurement grid
IMG-1Milward 5644F Size 21 Salmon Hook on Collector Card Size 21 specimen on its card. A clear adhesive strip at the top gives the model and size, a printed note sits at lower right, and two paper straps hold the hook.

How to identify it

The black label for the model reads 5644 F., with the size given as No 21, and names the hook Hollow Pointed Salmon Fish Hooks, Flatted P. A pictorial mark sits at upper left of the label; it is unclear at this resolution P.

On the hook, look for a blind eye: a flattened, spade-shaped end with no hole or slot, which may carry a small impressed mark P. The size 21 specimen is 40.08 mm long with thin round wire of .038 in E. Its point has a ground inner face with file striations, and the barb is cut up from that face P.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeBlind — Flatted
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The photographed shank ends in a flattened, spade-shaped terminal. No hole or slot shows through the flat. A small impressed mark on the face is not legible. P

OBS-1OBS-2
WireFine (1X Fine), Round, est. ~0.9-0.97 mm (~0.035-0.038 in) (E)MEA-4MEA-8
Shank3X Long — Plain
BendKirby (offset), Narrow gap, Offset / kirbed
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The photographed bend is smooth and near-semicircular, with no corner or kink, and ends in a straight tapering point. Offset cannot be judged from the flat photograph. P

OBS-3
PointHollow Point
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The photographed barb is cut up from the inner face of the point at a shallow angle. Its face shows file hatching. It sits well back from the tip. P

OBS-5
FinishBlued — judged from the photographs
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Dark blue-black with a blue sheen on lit surfaces; greyer bare-metal wear along point and barb. No packaging text names a finish; blued is inferred from appearance. I

OBS-7LBL-1LBL-7

The flatted eye, also called a blind eye, is a spade-shaped flat on the end of the shank with no eye opening. On the photographed specimen no hole or slot shows through the flat, and a small impressed mark sits on its face P.

The label names the point hollow pointed. A hollow point has its inner face ground concave between barb and tip.

In the photograph the inner face is ground and carries fine file striations, but a concave section cannot be distinguished in a side view P. The barb is cut up from this face P.

The photographed wire is round and falls in the fine (1X fine) group of the catalog, about 0.9 mm by grid and 0.97 mm by caliper E. The shank is straight and plain, and its proportion falls in the 3X long group E.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeightShank:gap
21Specimen S140.1 mm EcaliperMEA-130.2 mm Egrid photoMEA-311.2 mm EcaliperMEA-2 Check: The evidence record measured 11.15 mm (MEA-2).13.7 mm Egrid photoMEA-5 Check: The evidence record measured 13.7 mm (MEA-5).0.97 mm EcaliperMEA-4 Check: The evidence record measured 0.97 mm (MEA-4)..32g Pcaliper~2.7 : 1 E
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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.

Size 21

The black label gives the size as No 21 P, and the strip on the card marks it #21 P. Only this size is documented for the model.

The photographed specimen is 40.08 mm (1.578 in) long E. No Milward size table was found, so how No 21 relates to other sizes of 5644F is not documented.

Specimens, packaging, and label

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

Blue-black salmon hook mounted on a cream card below a clear label strip, with a second printed label at lower right, on blue graph paper.
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Black printed label with pale lettering giving model 5644 F., No 21, a Hollow Pointed Salmon Fish Hooks Flatted heading and a maker name, with a pictorial mark at upper left.
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S1 · Size 21 on collector card

Size
21 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
Dark blue-black finish with greyer bare-metal wear along the point and barb. Small orange-brown corrosion specks inside the bend and a few red-brown specks near the barb base. (P)
Packaging condition
Very Good — light wear, fully legible
Wear
card face, left of hook: faint crease or dent LBL-3
Wear
card, bottom-right corner and right edge: wrinkled corner with paper layer lifting LBL-4
Wear
card face near the hook bend: small orange-brown spots LBL-5
Measured
size 21
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-2IMG-3IMG-4IMG-5

The hook is held by two narrow paper straps through slits across the shank, with a faint dent outline around it. The strip spells the maker MILLWARD; the black label spells it MILWARD.
Who applied the strip and the lower-right label, and when, is not recorded. The black label may be a photograph of a printed reproduction rather than of this specimen's packaging.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · clear adhesive strip across top of card from IMG-1
H. MILLWARD & SONS' Hlw Pnt Flatted 5644F. #21
ORIGIN: E-BAY
LBL-2 printed · clear adhesive label, lower right of card from IMG-1
from Alvaro Lopez-
Watermann
LBL-7 printed · black label; '5644 F.' at upper right, 'No' at centre-left and '21' at right on the second line, remaining lines centred below from IMG-5
5644 F.
No 21
H. MILWARD & [?]ONS'
HOLLOW POINTED
Salmon Fish Hooks
FLATTED.
Trademark
Black label, upper left: a hatched, angular pictorial mark, possibly a bent arm or limb with a horizontal bar at its base and a diagonal line rising to the upper right. Detail is unclear at this resolution.
As entered on the specimen record
H. MILLWARD & SONS' Hlw Pnt Flatted 5644F. #21
ORIGIN: E-BAY

from Alvaro Lopez-
Watermann

5644 F.
No 21
H. MILWARD & [?]ONS'
HOLLOW POINTED
Salmon Fish Hooks
FLATTED.
Layout
Block 1: clear adhesive strip across the top of the card. Block 2: clear adhesive label at lower right of the card. Block 3: black label photographed separately; 5644 F. at upper right, No at centre-left and 21 at right on the second line, the remaining lines centred below, and a pictorial mark at upper left. Whether block 3 belongs to this specimen's package is not established.
Typeface
Block 1: bold dot-matrix-style sans face; the hyphen in E-BAY prints as a long dash. Block 2: serif type. Block 3: pale lettering on black, with the first letter of SONS' lost to glare.
Printed marks
No barcode is visible on the card face.
Later marks
None visible on the card face. A tiny fine-line scribble beside the trademark on the black label is not legible: [?][?].

Care of this specimen: Orange-brown specks inside the bend show corrosion has started, so keep the hook dry and check it from time to time. Leave it on its card with the paper straps in place, and handle the card by its edges.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Series

A black label photographed with the specimen gives the model as 5644 F., size No 21, under the heading Hollow Pointed Salmon Fish Hooks, Flatted P. The F probably refers to the word Flatted on the same label I. No Milward catalogue listing for 5644F was found, so its place in a numbered series is not documented.

Design lineage

The model’s design origin is not documented. A museum catalogue note places Milward’s purchase of William Bartleet & Sons at 1902/1903 V, but no source links 5644F to a Bartleet pattern.

Dating

No label or source dates model 5644F. The text on the card sits on applied adhesive strips and labels, and when they were applied is not recorded. The black label carries no date.

H. Milward & Sons — Milward amalgamated with John James, W. Avery & Son and Wm. Bartleet. In 1930 Milward and Hall formed Amalgamated Needles and Fish Hooks Limited, which formed ENTACO in 1932. Coats Patons bought the share capital in 1973 V. Where model 5644F falls in this sequence is not documented. Read the maker’s history →
Marks on the Flat. A collector's catalogue records Milward flatted hooks with embossed or stamped marks on the flat, among them an M and Washford Mills marks V. Whether the small impressed mark on this specimen's flat matches any of them is not known.

Use

  • Salmon

Primary application

A black label photographed with the specimen classes the model as Salmon Fish Hooks P. The fly patterns and leader methods intended for it are not documented.

Collecting and buying

4.5 / 10CollectabilityRarity: Uncommon

Rated 4.5 of 10 E, uncommon. No recorded sales, catalogue listing or count of surviving examples shows how often 5644F appears or how strongly it is sought, so the rating is an estimate.

Basis: No sold sales, catalogue listing or count of surviving examples is recorded for 5644F; the rating is an estimate.

Only size No 21 is documented for this model, from one specimen P. No sold sales, catalogue listing or count of surviving examples was found for 5644F, so the rating of 4.5 is an estimate E.

The photographed card and its applied labels do not enter the rating. They are described in the specimen record.

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 sold sales are recorded for model 5644F, so no value range is supported. Readers can send dated sold prices to establish one.

Where to find

The card on the photographed specimen carries the line ORIGIN: E-BAY, which suggests online auction as one source I. No dealer or sale record for 5644F is documented.

Label and source analysis

Packaging Text and Maker Identification

The black label spells the name MILWARD with one L, while the strip on the card spells it MILLWARD with two P. The strip abbreviates the product line as ‘Hlw Pnt Flatted’ and the size as ‘#21’, where the label gives HOLLOW POINTED and ‘No 21’ P.

The strip is printed in a bold dot-matrix-style sans typeface on a clear adhesive strip, with a second line reading ORIGIN: E-BAY P. Nothing in the photographs dates the strip, and the black label carries no date P.

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Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 5 images
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Entry last updated June 10, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.