Henry Wilkes & Co.
Hook catalog — 1 model documented
No. 7 — Limerick Hook
Salmon
Sea trout
Bait
The Henry Wilkes Limerick (No. 7) is a Redditch-manufactured straight-ring hook from the late Victorian era, featuring a distinctive angular Limerick bend and japanned (black la…
- Eye
- Straight / Ringed Eye
- Bend
- Limerick
- Wire
- Standard
- Finish
- Japanned
- Sizes
- No. 7
- Era
- c. 1890-1920
Uncommon
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