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T. H. Bate’s Hooks

Founded
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Documented models
2Full entries
Dominant bend
Carlisle1 of 2 models
Era range
1850–19202 dated models

Documented models

Carlisle — Carlisle Hook

Salmon Sea trout Bait Saltwater

T. H. Bate & Co’s Carlisle Hook — a mid-Victorian round bend hook with a blind-flatted spade eye. Retailed by T. H. Bate & Company, a premier New York tackle dealer active until 1873, and forged in Redditch, England. This specimen, size No. 2,…

Eye
Blind / Flatted
Bend
Carlisle
Wire
Extra fine
Shank
4XL
Finish
Japanned
Sizes
No. 2
Era
c. 1850s-1873
5.0/10 Uncommon Full entry ›
501 M T. H. Bate's 501 M

501 M — T. H. Bate's 501 M

Bait

T. H. Bate’s 501 M Aberdeen Salmon Hook is a classic early-to-mid 20th century wet fly hook representing a transatlantic legacy. Retailed by William Mills & Son under the historic 19th-century New York brand name ‘T. H. Bate’s’, these hooks were forged in Redditch,…

Eye
Blind marked
Bend
Aberdeen
Wire
Extra fine
Shank
Spec long
Finish
Bronzed
Sizes
No. 100
Era
c. 1920-1950
4.5/10 Uncommon Full entry ›

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S Speculative — A reasoned hypothesis that cannot be confirmed from available evidence.

Claims with no notation are confirmed by multiple independent sources. All photographs on garrenwood.com are taken on a measurement grid where each square equals 1/10 inch (0.1″ / 2.54 mm).