J. Warrin Carlisle — Carlisle Hooks

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J. Warrin Carlisle

Carlisle Hooks

Evidence reviewed October 1, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

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Summary

J. Warrin’s Carlisle Hooks are recorded here from one specimen: a box whose label prints 100 and has size 5 marked in purple ink, and a size 5 hook that is probably from it P.

The hook has a round bend, a long straight shank and a blind end marked with fine ridges P. The entry describes that example and the wording its label prints.

Photographic record

2 photographs

Cardboard box lid with a blue label band printed J. Warrin's Spear Point Carlisle Hooks Marked Blued, 100, with a purple 5 after No. and staining beside the label.
IMG-1J. Warrin — New entry — image 1 Box lid with blue label: J. Warrin's Spear Point Carlisle Hooks, Marked Blued, 100. Size 5 is marked in purple ink after the printed No. (P)

How to identify it

The recorded box is cardboard with a blue paper label band wrapped over the lid. Black ruled lines border the band and divide it into sections P.

The band reads J. Warrin’s, Spear Point, Carlisle Hooks, Marked Blued P. The count, 100, prints at lower left. The size is added in purple ink after the printed No. at lower right P.

A trademark device, flanked by the words Trade and Mark, shows two hooks with points turned inward and bends forming a heart-like outline P. Established 1820 prints below it. New York prints at the top edge and Norway at the bottom edge, both clipped by the box edges.

The label does not say whether Norway names the place of manufacture or a hook style. A 1903 paper lists Norway among hook sorts V.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeBlind — Marked Shank
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On the photographed hook: no eye. The shank ends blind, with fine transverse ridges along the last stretch. The end looks squared or slightly rounded. P

OBS-1
WireFine (1X Fine), Round
Shank3X Long — Marked / ridged
BendCarlisle, Narrow gap, Offset / kirbed
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On the photographed hook: smooth, near-semicircular round bend. The point lies back roughly parallel to the shank, well below the shank line. P

OBS-2
PointStandard / Spear
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On the photographed hook: a single barb cut into the inside of the point section, its tip pointing back toward the bend. P

OBS-4
FinishBlued — stated on packaging
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On the photographed hook: dark blue-black with a purple-bronze iridescent sheen on shank and bend. The box label prints Marked Blued. P

OBS-6LBL-4

The shank is long and straight, of even thickness, and appears round in side view with no flatted or forged section visible P. The point tapers to a sharp tip aimed back along the shank, with fine notch-like texture along the upper edge of the point section P.

The single flat photograph does not show whether the point is offset. Wire diameter and weight are not recorded.

A 1903 paper lists marked among the ways a hammer or machine finished a shank end V. The ridged shank end on the photographed hook is consistent with the label word Marked I.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeight
5Specimen S130.5 mm EcaliperMEA-126.7 mm EcaliperMEA-25.6 mm EcaliperMEA-3———
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.
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Specimens, packaging, and label

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

Cardboard box lid with a blue label band printed J. Warrin's Spear Point Carlisle Hooks Marked Blued, 100, with a purple 5 after No. and staining beside the label.
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S1 · Box labeled 100, size 5, with hook

Size
5 (printed on the label)
Container
Box
Hook condition
Finish appears intact, with scattered fine scratches and tiny specks on the shank and bend. No rust or pitting is visible, and the point and barb look undamaged (P).
Packaging condition
Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear
box lid, right of label: Blotchy orange-brown staining on the cardboard, several patches. LBL-12
Wear
box lid, left of label: Narrow orange-brown staining along the left edge of the label. LBL-13
Wear
box top right corner and right edge: Lifted or frayed cardboard fibers at the corner and along the right edge; small frayed bits near the lower right of the label. LBL-14
Measured
size 5
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-2

Only the lid of the box is photographed; the sides, back and interior are not shown. The hook photographed on grid paper is probably from this box, but the link rests on file naming. Orange-brown staining flanks the label, fibers are lifted at the top right corner and right edge, and small specks mark the blue paper. The label band and its printed text are crisp.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · label top edge, clipped by box edge from IMG-1
New York
LBL-2 trademark · label upper center, Trade left and Mark right of device from IMG-1
Trade Mark
LBL-3 printed · label upper center, below device from IMG-1
Established 1820
LBL-4 printed · label center panel from IMG-1
J. Warrin's
Spear Point
Carlisle Hooks
Marked Blued
LBL-5 printed · label lower line, left from IMG-1
100
LBL-6 printed · label lower line, right from IMG-1
No.
LBL-7 printed · label bottom edge, clipped by box edge from IMG-1
Norway
LBL-8 handwritten · label lower right, after No., purple ink (handwritten or stamped) from IMG-1
5
LBL-9 pencil · label right, scribble across top of the purple 5, running right from Blued from IMG-1
[?]
LBL-10 pencil · label lower right, curved stroke across foot of the purple 5 from IMG-1
[?]
LBL-11 pencil · box lid, right of label, faint from IMG-1
[?]
Trademark
Black device between the words Trade and Mark: two fishhooks with points turned inward at the top, their bends curving down to form a heart-like outline around a central ornamental figure, with crossed strokes below. The central figure is not clear enough to read as lettering.
As entered on the specimen record
New York
Trade Mark
Established 1820
J. Warrin's
Spear Point
Carlisle Hooks
Marked Blued
100 No.
Norway
Layout
Blue paper band wrapped over the box lid, bordered and divided by black ruled lines. Top to bottom: New York at the top edge; the trademark device with Trade at left and Mark at right; Established 1820 below the device; J. Warrin's, Spear Point, Carlisle Hooks and Marked Blued in the center panel; 100 at lower left and No. at lower right on one line; Norway at the bottom edge. New York and Norway are clipped by the box edges.
Printed marks
Trade Mark device; black ruled border and divider lines.
Later marks
Purple ink 5 after the printed No. at lower right (written or stamped, not determined). Gray pencil scribble across the top of the 5 and a curved pencil stroke across its foot; neither reads as characters. Faint pencil mark on the lid right of the label, illegible.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Design lineage

A paper by George Barnes Wood, published in the Scientific American Supplement on 28 November 1903, says Carlisle hooks were first made at Carlisle, England. It describes them as round-bent and lying flat V.

The same paper says a later version with a Kirby bend was called Carlisle Kirby, the shape mostly used in the United States and called Carlisle there V. It says Kirby hooks have a curve in the body and do not lie flat V.

These are general descriptions from a blog reprint of the paper. They are not statements about this maker or this hook.

Dating

The box label prints Established 1820 P. One biography gives 1820 as the firm's founding year, which is a founding claim and not a date for this box. No dated source ties this label, its trademark device or the box style to a year, so no production period is assigned.

J. Warrin — A New York firm run by John and Thomas Warrin was known in the 1840s for importing needles and fish hooks V. A biography of a later partner gives 1820 as the firm's founding year, the date the label prints V. Which firm issued this box is not established. Read the maker’s history →

Use

  • Bait fishing

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Best matchRelated by Attribute

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

SilhouetteHook ModelMatchAnalysisCompare
4046 — Bridgeport Snapper Hooks silhouette4046 — Bridgeport Snapper Hooks87%Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +6 moreDiffers: Shank: 3X Long vs Extra-Extra Long; Point: Standard / Spear vs Hollow PointCompare
3203 No. 5/0 — 3203 silhouette3203 No. 5/0 — 320384%Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Eye, Eye Orient. +5 moreDiffers: Gap: Narrow vs Standard; Point: Standard / Spear vs Superior; Finish: Blued vs Tinned +2 moreCompare
3705 No. 8 — Carlisle silhouette3705 No. 8 — Carlisle83%Matches: Bend, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Finish +5 moreDiffers: Shank: 3X Long vs Extra-Extra Long; Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard; Point: Standard / Spear vs Hollow Point +2 moreCompare
3713 B — Carlisle Hook silhouette3713 B — Carlisle Hook83%Matches: Bend, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient., Forging +4 moreDiffers: Shank: 3X Long vs 4X Long; Wire: Fine (1X Fine) vs Standard; Point: Standard / Spear vs Hollow Point +3 moreCompare
3202 No. 16 — Superior Carlisle Hook silhouette3202 No. 16 — Superior Carlisle Hook82%Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +6 moreDiffers: Shank: 3X Long vs Extra-Extra Long; Point: Standard / Spear vs Superior; Shank ratio: 87.5% vs 79.2% +1 moreCompare

Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 2 images
Supports: quantity per packagesize documentedeyebendbarbfinishoverall lengthshank lengthgap widthmeasurements availablemeasurement notesdating rangemanufacturer period contextmeta titlemeta descriptionprimary search termssummaryidentificationtechnical notes

Entry last updated October 1, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.