Mustad 3661 — Limerick Hooks

Summary

Mustad quality 3661 is a Limerick hook made without an eye. The shank narrows to a blind, square-cut end, and the label calls the hooks Tapered P.

The pattern is documented here by one Mustad sales card holding a single hook of each size from 6/0 to 12 P.

Photographic record

4 photographs

Mustad sales card with 18 blind-end Limerick hooks sewn on with red thread in two rows, each size from 6/0 to 12 stamped in purple beside it, and a gold-printed Qual. 3661 label at lower right.

IMG-1Mustad — New entry — image 1 Mustad Qual. 3661 sales card, sizes 6/0 to 12. A large pale key device is printed behind the hooks.

Details

IMG-1Packaging

Mustad — New entry — image 1

Mustad Qual. 3661 sales card, sizes 6/0 to 12. A large pale key device is printed behind the hooks.

Read from this photograph

Transcribed by the evidence review, with printed text and later marks kept apart.

Cited in the specifications

Eye Bend Point Finish

File

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How to identify it

The quality number appears on the card’s label as Qual. 3661, with the wording Mustad – Limerick Hooks P. A small key between the words Key and Brand sits at the label’s upper left P.

A loose hook consistent with this pattern has no eye, a shank that narrows to a square-cut end, and a Limerick bend that turns sharply into the point P.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
Feature	Recorded	Evidence
Eye	Blind — Tapered Shank Show noteHide note No formed eye. The shank ends blind and narrows to a square-cut end P. The label describes the hooks as Tapered P.	OBS-1OBS-2OBS-3OBS-4LBL-5
Wire	Standard, Round
Shank	1X Long — Tapered
Bend	Limerick, Standard gap Show noteHide note Limerick, as the label names it P. A long curve from the shank turns down sharply into the point, making the bend tighter on the point side P.	LBL-5OBS-7OBS-8
Point	Hollow Point Show noteHide note Long, slender cut barb rising at an acute angle from the inside of the point P. A barb is present on every size on the card P.	OBS-11OBS-12
Finish	Bronzed — stated on packaging Show noteHide note Dark olive-brown to bronze color with a slight gloss P. The label says Rustproof but names no finish; bronzed is inferred from the color I.	OBS-15OBS-16LBL-5

The label specifies a Hollow Point P. On the 6/0 and 1/0 the point is long and straight, in line with the wire, and ends in a fine tip P.

The shank is long and straight, of round wire with no flats visible from the front P. On the 6/0 the straight part of the shank makes up about 70 percent of the hook’s length P.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
Size	Overall length	Shank length	Gap width	Bend depth	Wire diameter	Weight
7Specimen S13	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 18 specimens. Each describes itself only; none stands for every example of the model.

Hooks stamped 3/0, 2/0, 1/0 and 1 in the top row, with 11 and 12 below, sewn to the card with red thread. — Open full size

S1 · Sales card, size 6/0

Size: 6/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Point and barb intact; light scuffs on the bend; no corrosion visible (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-4

Card complete with all 18 hooks, sewn on with red thread; thread intact.
Card: top right corner lost, right margin faded and stained with an uneven edge, minor specks and lint, and a fine horizontal line just above the hook bends. Label clean, its left edge slightly lifted. Back not photographed.
On this hook, fine transverse ridges run along the inside face of the point below the barb P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

Trademark: Pale tone-on-tone key printed large across the card center behind the hooks: an oval, lattice-filled bow behind the 2/0 and 1/0 hooks, a long stem, and the bit at lower center, with KEY BRAND in large pale serif capitals across the lower middle. The affixed label repeats a small gold key between the words Key and Brand at its upper left.

As entered on the specimen record

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)
KEY BRAND
Key
Brand
O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway
100
No.
OSLO - NORWAY

Layout: Card: black heading at top center; OSLO - NORWAY at bottom center; KEY BRAND printed large and pale across the center behind the hooks.
Affixed label at lower right: Key and Brand above and below a key device at upper left, 100 and No. at lower left, main text block at right.
Typeface: Card heading and foot printed in black; KEY BRAND in large pale serif capitals; label printed in gold P.
Printed marks: Size 6/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.
Later marks: None seen. The space after No. on the label is blank P.

Care of this specimen: Store the card flat, dry and away from direct light, and avoid catching the lifted edge of the label.

S2 · Sales card, size 5/0

Size: 5/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 5/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S3 · Sales card, size 4/0

Size: 4/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 4/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S4 · Sales card, size 3/0

Size: 3/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Dull gray patch at the top of the bend; brown corrosion spots along the outer bend and upper shank down to the middle tie; slight bow in the lower shank (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 3/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

Care of this specimen: Keep dry and avoid rubbing the corroded areas.

S5 · Sales card, size 2/0

Size: 2/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Brown corrosion and roughened surface on the bend near the point and on the lower shank around the lowest tie (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. The blind end narrows to a square-cut end with no marks visible P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 2/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

Care of this specimen: Keep dry and avoid rubbing the corroded areas.

S6 · Sales card, size 1/0

Size: 1/0 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Point tip intact; finish even and glossy (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. The inside face of the point is faceted below the barb, and the blind end is smooth and square-cut P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 1/0 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S7 · Sales card, size 1

Size: 1 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Clean apart from dust specks; point and barb intact (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. The blind end is smooth and square-cut P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 1 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S8 · Sales card, size 2

Size: 2 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 2 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S9 · Sales card, size 3

Size: 3 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 3 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S10 · Sales card, size 4

Size: 4 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. A stepped highlight near the blind end may be transverse marks; the photograph does not resolve it P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 4 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S11 · Sales card, size 5

Size: 5 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. A stepped, interrupted highlight near the blind end may be transverse marks; the photograph does not resolve it P.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 5 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S12 · Sales card, size 6

Size: 6 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 6 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S13 · Sales card, size 7

Size: 7 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Complete; no damage visible at this scale (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Measured: size 7
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. The shank is sewn over the card's printed right border, so this hook is not measured.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 7 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S14 · Sales card, size 8

Size: 8 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 8 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S15 · Sales card, size 9

Size: 9 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 9 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S16 · Sales card, size 10

Size: 10 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed. Seen only in the full-card photograph.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 10 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S17 · Sales card, size 11

Size: 11 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Present and complete on the card (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 11 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

S18 · Sales card, size 12

Size: 12 (printed on the label)
Container: Card
Hook condition: Complete on the card, with the barb clearly raised (P).
Packaging condition: Good — moderate wear, legible
Wear: card, top right corner: Corner clipped or torn away on a diagonal outside the printed border. LBL-8
Wear: card, right margin outside border: Paler faded band with brownish staining and a slightly uneven, wavy edge. LBL-9
Wear: affixed label, left edge beside '100' and 'No.': Label edge slightly lifted, with a darker orange line of card showing beneath. LBL-10
Wear: card face, scattered: Small dark specks of soiling (e.g. below the 4/0 shank and near the '1' numeral) and loose lint fibres around the 3/0 bend. LBL-11
Photographs: IMG-1 IMG-3

Mounted on the same sales card as the 6/0 hook (S1), where the card and label are transcribed.

What the label says

LBL-1 printed · card face, top centre, black print from IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN, FISHHOOK MANUFACTURERS
(ESTABL. 1832)

LBL-2 printed · card face, bottom centre, black print from IMG-1

OSLO - NORWAY

LBL-3 trademark · card face, centre, large pale background print behind hooks from IMG-1 IMG-3

KEY BRAND

LBL-4 trademark · affixed label, upper left, above and below key device from IMG-4 IMG-1

Key
Brand

LBL-5 printed · affixed label, main text block, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO • NORWAY
Qual. 3661
Hollow Point
Mustad - Limerick Hooks
Tapered Rustproof
Made in Norway

LBL-6 printed · affixed label, lower left, gold print from IMG-4 IMG-1

100
No.

LBL-7 stamp · card face, purple ink numeral beside each hook, top row then bottom row from IMG-1 IMG-2 IMG-3

6/0 5/0 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12

As entered on the specimen record

Printed marks: Size 12 stamped in purple ink beside the hook P.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Dating

The card foot and the label both give the maker's address as Oslo P. The city's name changed from Kristiania to Oslo with effect from 1 January 1925 V, so the card was printed in 1925 or later I. No evidence yet sets an end date.

O. Mustad & Son — Mustad dates the company to 1832, founded in the village of Gjøvik, Norway V. The card heading gives the same founding year P. Read the maker’s history →

A key for fish-hooks. In May 1908 Mustad filed a design-only US trademark for fish-hooks, coded as a key with a circular, oval or lobed head. It was registered that September V. Whether it matches the key printed on the documented card is not confirmed.

Use

Salmon
Sea trout

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Hook Model	Match	Analysis	Compare
Not provided on packaging No. 4 — Limerick	90%	Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +5 moreDiffers: Shank: 1X Long vs 2X Long; Finish: Bronzed vs Black Japanned; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout vs Salmon, Sea Trout, Wet Fly	Compare
241 B No. 1/0, 2/0 — 241 B	89%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +5 moreDiffers: Wire: Standard vs Fine (1X Fine); Finish: Bronzed vs Gold-Plated; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout vs Salmon, Sea Trout, Display	Compare
S 1000 No. 16 — S 1000	86%	Matches: Bend, Wire, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +5 moreDiffers: Shank: 1X Long vs Standard; Finish: Bronzed vs Black Japanned; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout vs Wet Fly, Sea Trout	Compare
Harrison & Bartleet’s – Celebrated Pennell Limerick Hooks	85%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Eye, Eye Orient. +4 moreDiffers: Wire: Standard vs Fine (1X Fine); Point: Hollow Point vs Standard / Spear; Finish: Bronzed vs Black Japanned +1 more	Compare
Lim Minnow No. 5 — Limerick Minnow	83%	Matches: Bend, Shank, Wire, Gap, Eye +6 moreDiffers: Point: Hollow Point vs Standard / Spear; Application: Salmon, Sea Trout vs Bait	Compare

Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 4 images

Supports: constructionis snelledcountry of originsub brandsize documentedeyebendbarbfinishmeasurements availablemeasurement methodmeasurement notesdating rangemanufacturer period contextpackagingfun factmeta titlemeta descriptionprimary search termssummarytechnical notesidentification

Kristiania — Store norske leksikon — article text VSupports: Era Text, Era Dating Reasoning.
Act 11 July 1924 No. 4: Name change of the city of Kristiania, Norway (Lov um namnebyte for byen Kristiania) — Section 1 VSupports: Era Text, Era Dating Reasoning.
FISH-HOOKS image mark, serial 71034803 (Justia trademark record) — serial 71034803 VSupports: Fun Fact, Fun Fact Title.
We have a history as industrial pioneers (Mustad, mustad.com) — page headed 'Since 1832' VSupports: Manufacturer — Period Context.

Quick facts

Maker: O. Mustad & Son
Model: 3661
Bend: Limerick
Eye: Blind — Tapered Shank
Point: Hollow Point
Finish: Bronzed
Sizes: 7
Country: Norway
Dating: 1925 or later (I), from the documented card

This record

4 photographs
18 specimens
11 labels & marks
4 sources

Confidence marks

Photographically verified — Directly observable in the photograph(s) on this page.
Verified by documentation — Confirmed by manufacturer catalog, spec sheet, or published reference.
Inferred — A logical deduction from observable or documented evidence, not directly stated.
Estimated — An approximation based on visual comparison, proportional analysis, or limited data.
Speculative — A reasoned hypothesis that cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

Unmarked claims are the compiler’s synthesis; see Sources. Photographs are taken on a grid of 0.1″ (2.54 mm) squares. Tags such as IMG-1 name the photograph (IMG), label region (LBL), observation (OBS), measurement (MEA), or source (SRC) a statement rests on; CMP marks a classification compared with every measured hook in the catalog. Glossary

Entry last updated October 7, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.

1Summary

2How to identify it

3Technical profile and measurements

Measurements

4Specimens, packaging, and label

S1 · Sales card, size 6/0

What the label says

S2 · Sales card, size 5/0

What the label says

S3 · Sales card, size 4/0

What the label says

S4 · Sales card, size 3/0

What the label says

S5 · Sales card, size 2/0

What the label says

S6 · Sales card, size 1/0

What the label says

S7 · Sales card, size 1

What the label says

S8 · Sales card, size 2

What the label says

S9 · Sales card, size 3

What the label says

S10 · Sales card, size 4

What the label says

S11 · Sales card, size 5

What the label says

S12 · Sales card, size 6

What the label says

S13 · Sales card, size 7

What the label says

S14 · Sales card, size 8

What the label says

S15 · Sales card, size 9

What the label says

S16 · Sales card, size 10

What the label says

S17 · Sales card, size 11

What the label says

S18 · Sales card, size 12

What the label says

5Pattern history and manufacturer context

Dating

6Use

7Modern equivalents and related hooks

Best matchRelated by Attribute

8Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

Summary

How to identify it

Technical profile and measurements

Specimens, packaging, and label

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Use

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Sources, open questions, and record notes