Below are Vintage Spring-Loaded Fishhooks from my Collection (just getting started, lots more to be added regularly):

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Koch ”Frog Head” Spring Hook (Patent Drawing 1134622, Apr.6, 1915) -1uu

 

 

Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1d
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1b
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1a
Koch ‘Frog Head’ Spring Hook c.1914-c.1915 (3.69” set) Very Scarce to Rare & Highly Desirable -1c

 

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”Job Johnson 1846 Patent” Spring Hooks – EXCEPTIONAL & RARE GROUPING: (1-of-a-kind 7.75” hook, Rare 4.63” hook stamped ”Job Johnson 1846” & Early Modified or Variant 4.25” hook with imported English bait hook stamped ”Redditch”) set -2aa

 

”Job Johnson 1846 Patent” Spring Hooks – EXCEPTIONAL & RARE GROUPING: (1-of-a-kind 7.75” hook, Rare 4.63” hook stamped ”Job Johnson 1846” & Early Modified or Variant 4.25” hook with imported English bait hook stamped ”Redditch”) sprung -7bb

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”Gabriel Automatic Big Fish Trap” – PATENT DRAWING for Patent# US820640 (Patented May 15, 1906) -1za (Page 2)

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“Gabriel Automatic Self-Setting Spring-Loaded Big Fish Trap” (reference copy from Blauser & Mierzwa’s Iconic 2006 Collector’s Reference Book ”Spring-Loaded Fish Hooks, Traps & Lures”)-1de

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“Gabriel Automatic Self-Setting Spring-Loaded Big Fish Trap” (reference copy from Jeff Kieny’s excellent 2008 Collector’s Reference Book ”Patented Hooks, Harnesses & Bait Holders”)-1de

 

 

 

 

 

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”Ring Sax Pike Trap” – c.1888 Patent Drawing for Swedish Patent 2482 (to be verified) (copy from May 23, 2026 ‘AI’ Search)

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Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged iron 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth – sprung – Highly Collectible – 1cc

 

Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged iron 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth – sprung – Highly Collectible – 1ii

 

Spring Hook – Swedish c.1888 ”Ring Sax Pike Trap” (hand forged 15.75” long x 8” dia.) – 16 teeth (detail) – Highly Collectible – 1jj

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”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – set, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1aa

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – set, back (SCARCE & very sought after) -1bb

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – sprung, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1cc

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – sprung, front (SCARCE & very sought after) -1dd

 

”Dunlap Fish-Hook” – c.1875 Spring Hook – patent stamping (SCARCE & very sought after) -1ee

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”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set – 1aa

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set – 1bb

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – set, bottom – 1cc

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – sprung – 1dd

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – sprung – 1ff

 

”Wilson Non-Snagging Multiple Hook Fishing Device” – c.1961 Spring Hook – detail – 1gg

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”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1aa

 

”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1bb

 

”Mack Automatic Fish Hooks” – c.1891 Spring Hooks (2.25” & 3.5”) -1cc

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“Ward’s Fish Trap” (sprung) c.1904 – RARE -1b

 

“Ward’s Fish Trap” (sprung) c.1904 – RARE -1bb

 

“Ward’s Fish Trap” (set) c.1904 – RARE -1aa

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“Batwing Spring Hook” (aka “Klintins Hook“) Swedish Ad c.1869-98 (copy courtesy of Bill Blauser, E. Eriksson, U. Westblom)

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (set – front) – 1a

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (set – back) – 1b

 


 “Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (sprung -front) – 1c

 

“Batwing-Klintins Spring Hook” c.1869-1898 – RARE (sprung back) – 1d_

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“Berner Monopole Spring Hooks” – ”1-OF-A-KIND” Complete Set of all 6 Versions (c.1901-1904) – in sprung position-1bb

 

“Berner Monopole Spring Hooks” – ”1-OF-A-KIND” Complete Set of all 6 Versions (c.1901-1904) – in set position -1aa

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