Mustad 9238 is a forged single hook made by O. Mustad & Sön of Oslo, Norway, and sold as Mustad-Viking Hooks. The box label specifies a reversed hollow point, a turned-down (“T. d.”) tapered eye, nickel plating, and “2 extra strong” wire P.
The record rests on one box of size 1 and a hook photographed with it.
Photographic record
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IMG-1Mustad — New entry — image 1 Lid label of a box of Mustad Qual. 9238 Mustad-Viking Hooks, No. 1 (P).
2How to identify it
On the recorded box, the model number follows “Qual.” on the lid label, and “Mustad-Viking Hooks” is printed in red below “Hollow Point” P. The lid also carries the Key Brand trademark at upper left P.
The size is marked in violet ink after the printed “No.” rather than printed with the label P. To confirm the reversed point on a loose hook, view it from above or head-on; a side view does not show the offset.
Closed ring eye turned down below the shank line. On the size 1 specimen the loop wire looks slightly thinner than the shank, and its end closes against it P.
Forging flattens the sides of the shank and bend to strengthen the hook V. The size 1 specimen shows broad flats with defined edges along the rear shank and through the bend, where its side-view width is greater than near the eye P.
A reversed point is set sideways, out of the plane of the shank.
“2 extra strong” follows the X-strong convention: wire heavier than standard for the hook size, often equal to the next size up, though makers apply it unevenly V. Traced against the site catalog, the size 1 specimen’s wire thickness falls nearest the standard range.
Box lid: label intact and fully legible, printing unfaded; brown darkening along the right half of the top border, pale stains near the lower border, scuffed left edge, rubbed top-left corner and discoloured right edge P. The hook was photographed with this box; its assignment to the box is probable rather than certain.
What the label says
LBL-1 trademark · lid label, upper left, above and below key drawing fromIMG-1
LBL-9 stamp · lid label, lower left, after printed No.; violet ink overlapping the lower rosette border; appears stamped, could be hand-inked fromIMG-1
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Trademark
Key Brand mark at upper left: gold line drawing of a key with an oval hatched bow, straight stem and stepped bit, captioned Key above and Brand below.
As entered on the specimen record
Key
Brand
O. MUSTAD & SÖN
MANUFACTURERS
OSLO - NORWAY
Qual. 9238
Hollow Point
Mustad-Viking Hooks
Forged Reversed
T. d. tapered eye Nickelplated
2 extra strong
100
No.
Made in Norway
Layout
Key Brand mark at upper left. Maker and address centred at the top; quality number, point style and pattern name in the centre; specification lines at lower centre; count and size at lower left; origin at lower right. The lid label is framed by a border of gold rosettes.
Typeface
The first glyph of the maker's name is narrower than the Ö and reads like a zero. The pattern name is printed in red.
Printed marks
A red printed line on the box side below the lid is cropped at the lower edge of the photograph and cannot be read.
Later marks
Size numeral 1 in violet ink after the printed No., overlapping the lower rosette border; appears stamped, possibly hand-inked.
5Pattern history and manufacturer context
Dating
The lid label gives the maker's address as Oslo. Oslo became the capital's official name on 1 January 1925, replacing Kristiania V. The box was therefore printed in 1925 or later I; no later limit is established.
Matches: Bend, Shank, Gap, Point, Finish +3 moreDiffers: Wire: Standard vs Heavy (1X Heavy); Eye: Tapered Eye vs Ball Eye; Eye Orient.: Turned Down vs Straight / Inline +4 more
This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 2 images
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