John James & Son’s Hooks
3819 — 3819 Flatted Eye
The John James & Sons 3819 is a Kirby-pattern blind-flatted salmon and sea-trout hook manufactured in Redditch, England between approximately 1910 and 1950. This is a stand…
- Eye
- Blind / Flatted / Spade End
- Bend
- Kirby
- Wire
- Standard
- Finish
- Bronzed
- Sizes
- No. 6
- Era
- c. 1910-1950
100 — Limerick Ringed
For collectors and historians of vintage tackle, the John James & Sons Pattern 100 Limerick Ringed hook represents a classic piece of English angling history. Produced betwe…
- Eye
- Straight / Ringed Eye
- Bend
- Limerick
- Wire
- Heavy
- Sizes
- Range: 7/0, 6/0, 5/0, 5/0, 3/0, 1/0, 1/0, 1 (eight hooks across three finishes); printed label states grade 'XX'
- Era
- c. 1920s–1960s
Not provided on packaging — Limerick
John James & Sons Limerick, No. 4 — Superfine Cast Steel, Japanned, Tapered Blind Eye. This is a classic Redditch-made salmon fly hook from the late Victorian or Edwardian …
- Eye
- Other (describe in notes)
- Bend
- Limerick
- Wire
- Standard
- Finish
- Japanned
- Sizes
- No. 4
- Era
- c. 1880s-1930s
No. 8/0 — Limerick Salmon Hook
John James & Sons’ Best Steel Limerick Salmon Hook, size 8/0, represents the classic English salmon hook tradition from the golden age of Atlantic salmon fishing. The…
- Eye
- Straight / Ringed Eye
- Bend
- Limerick
- Wire
- Heavy
- Finish
- Japanned
- Sizes
- 8/0
- Era
- c. 1920s-1950s
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