Herter’s 993 R L is a single, barbed hook P. The label heading reads Celebrated No. 993 Hooks.
The label states that Herters were the sole American agents and that the hooks were manufactured in Great Britain P. A smaller line below names T. Hemming & Son Ltd, followed by a faint location line that cannot be read in full. The label does not say which firm made the hooks.
The documented specimen is a size 2 hook with a photograph of its label.
Photographic record
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IMG-1Herter’s — New entry — image 1 Size 2 hook, side view on blue grid paper. The grid carries no printed unit.
2How to identify it
On the photographed label, the model code 993 R L sits in the right-hand block under the word QUALITY, followed by the 6X LONG and 1X STRONG lines P. The left-hand block holds the bend name and a rustproof line. A boxed device with no lettering sits at the center P.
The printing is red on cream paper. The heavy lines have a speckled, uneven fill, and the Hemming and location lines are much lighter. A violet numeral beside N° is applied separately from the red printing and reads 2 on this label P.
The photographed size 2 hook is a single hook with a plain, straight shank of even thickness P. The point is straight and tapered, ending in a sharp tip P. One side view cannot show whether the wire is round or flattened in section, and it cannot show whether the point is offset.
Measured on the traced silhouette of the photographed hook, the bend position is nearest the Carlisle family, the shank proportion is nearest Extra-Extra Long, and the wire thickness is nearest Standard I. The label’s own designations are 6X LONG and 1X STRONG.
Undamaged: shank straight, bend and point intact. A few tiny dark specks sit on the upper edge of the shank; dust and surface pitting cannot be told apart (P).
Wear
label, top edge, left of centre: Irregular tan stain along the top edge, apparently adhesive or tape residue. LBL-17
Wear
label, lower right corner: Corner lifted and curled, with a paler tape-like patch showing beneath. LBL-18
Wear
label, around the violet numeral, down toward the end of 'SPROAT': Small violet ink specks and a smeared halo around the stamped numeral. LBL-19
The hook photograph and the label photograph are catalogued together as one specimen; the images do not show the hook in its package. The label paper is evenly toned cream. A tan stain, apparently adhesive or tape residue, runs along the top edge. The lower right corner is lifted and curled, with a paler tape-like patch beneath.
LBL-15 printed · label, bottom line below 'T·HEMMING & SON LTD', faint small letters fromIMG-2
WINDSO[?] MILLS·[?]EDDITCH
LBL-16 stamp · label, left of centre, over the lower right of '100' and beside 'N°' fromIMG-2
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Trademark
Thin-line square frame in red ink containing a coarse stylised figure: a crouching or seated shape with a curling plume or tail sweeping up and over it, on a base of scroll-like strokes. No lettering inside the frame.
As entered on the specimen record
FINE
QUALITY
CELEBRATED N°·993 HOOKS
100
N°
SPROAT
B E N D
RUSTPROOF
QUALITY
993 R L
6X LONG
1X STRONG
DOUBLE
BRONZED
R I N G E D
MADE BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN
HERTERS · SOLE AMERICAN AGENTS
MANUFACTURED IN GREAT BRITAIN
T·HEMMING & SON LTD
WINDSO[?] MILLS·[?]EDDITCH
Layout
FINE and QUALITY sit at the top left and top right corners. The heading arches across the upper half, with a boxed device at the center. The left block holds N°, the bend name and RUSTPROOF. The right block holds the model code and the 6X LONG and 1X STRONG lines. RINGED sits to the right of BRONZED on the same line. The Hemming line and the location line are in lighter ink. In the location line, the last letter of the first word and the first letter of the last word are unclear; they could be R or A.
Typeface
All text is in capitals. BEND, RINGED and the small Great Britain line are letter-spaced. Heavy red ink prints with a speckled, uneven fill.
Printed marks
Violet stamp mark reading 2, left of center, over the lower right of the printed 100 and beside N°. Small violet ink specks and a smeared halo surround it.
Matches: Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +3 moreDiffers: Bend: Sproat vs Carlisle; Point: Standard / Spear vs Superior; Finish: Bronzed vs Tinned +2 more
Matches: Shank, Gap, Point, Finish, Offset +3 moreDiffers: Bend: Sproat vs Round / Kendal; Wire: Standard vs Extra-Heavy (2X+); Eye: Ball Eye vs Tapered Eye +5 more
Matches: Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Finish +2 moreDiffers: Bend: Sproat vs Carlisle; Wire: Standard vs Heavy (1X Heavy); Point: Standard / Spear vs Superior +6 more
Matches: Shank, Eye Orient., Point, Finish, Forging +4 moreDiffers: Bend: Sproat vs Limerick; Wire: Standard vs Heavy (1X Heavy); Gap: Narrow vs Standard +4 more
Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 moreDiffers: Gap: Narrow vs Standard; Point: Standard / Spear vs Superior; Finish: Bronzed vs Nickelled +2 more
