5Pattern history and manufacturer context
Series
Two Pflueger numbers in opened sources pair four digits with a letter suffix: 3221-J, a ringed Kirby in 6/0 on a dealer listing V, and 3121-J, a ringed Limerick in 9/0 on a collector page V. Neither source explains the suffix.
On the 5511 label, the suffix Br. sits directly above BRONZED, which suggests it abbreviates the finish I. No opened source lists the 5511 series.
Design lineage
The O’Shaughnessy name traces to hook makers of that name in Limerick, Ireland V. An article drawing on an 1866 Limerick history names Daniel O’Shaughnessy as a leading maker about sixty years before 1866, followed by his son John and later Robert V.
Dating
The label strip carries no date, address, patent or brand-line mark P. No opened source dates this label style or the number 5511, so the period of manufacture is not established.
Pflueger — Sources date the Pflueger firm (Enterprise Manufacturing Company) to 1880 or 1881 and differ on whether Ernest F. or Ernest A. Pflueger founded it
V. Shakespeare bought the Pflueger tackle division in 1966
V.
Read the maker’s history → Limerick, 1866. An article on the O'Shaughnessy hook, drawing on an 1866 Limerick history, gives Selles as the last maker at that date V.
7Collecting and buying
3 / 10CollectabilityRarity: Common
Rated 3 of 10. Large Pflueger output (V, undated) and a dealer listing of a full box of another Pflueger number point to easy finding. No sale, catalog or survival record exists for the 5511-Br, so demand is unmeasured and the rating stays low.
Basis: Large Pflueger hook output (undated, collector source) and a dealer listing of a full box of another Pflueger number. No source records how often the 5511-Br appears.
The rating describes the model as usually found. A dealer offers a full box of 100 Pflueger 3221-J hooks, another ringed Pflueger number V.
No sold results are recorded for the 5511-Br, so the page gives no value basis.
Market value
Insufficient recorded sales data to estimate a reliable value.
0 sold observations recorded; 2 are needed, with the basis and date of the range, before a value is shown. Asking prices are shown as asking prices only.
No sold results are recorded for this model, so no value basis is stated.
Where to find
Online dealer listings carry boxed Pflueger hooks; one is a full box of 3221-J V. No listing for the 5511-Br is recorded here.
