Below are “VINTAGE LEVER HOOKS” from my Vintage Fishing Collections (just a start, lots more to be added regularly):

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Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hook – Patent US641857 Drawing Page -1aa

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Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hooks – EXTREMELY RARE GROUPING of a ”Figure 2 & 4” Version & two ”Figure 3” (aka ”SLOT”) Versions – [actual vs patent comparisons] -1aa

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hook – VERY RARE ”Figure 2 & 4” Version – [actual vs patent] – 3183aa

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hook (set) – VERY RARE ”Patent Figure 2 & 4” Version – POSSIBLY ‘1-of-a-KIND’ or 1 of JUST A FEW KNOWN TO EXIST -1aa

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hook (sprung) – VERY RARE ”Patent Figure 2 & 4” Version – POSSIBLY ‘1-of-a-KIND’ or 1 of JUST A FEW KNOWN TO EXIST -1bb

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hook (folded) – VERY RARE ”Patent Figure 2 & 4” Version – POSSIBLY ‘1-of-a-KIND’ or 1 of JUST A FEW KNOWN TO EXIST -1cc

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Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hooks (set) – RARE ”SLOT GREERS” (aka Patent’s ”Figure 3” Version) – 2 of just 9 or 10 believed by 2 esteemed experts to exist -1aa

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hooks (sprung) – RARE ”SLOT GREERS” (aka Patent’s ”Figure 3” Version) – 2 of just 9 or 10 believed by 2 esteemed experts to exist -1bb

 

Greer ‘1900 Patent’ Lever Hooks (folded) – RARE ”SLOT GREERS” (aka Patent’s ”Figure 3” Version) – 2 of just 9 or 10 believed by 2 esteemed experts to exist -1cc

 

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Kingfisher Model 1 – “Bullet” Lever Hook on Card c.1900-1901 – RARE

 

Kingfisher Model 1 – ‘Bullet’ Lever Hook – August, 1900 Ad (copy)

 

Kingfisher Model 1 – ‘Bullet’ Lever Hook – 1901 Ad

 

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Kingfisher Model 2 (set) – “Ball” Lever Hook (previously thought to be the 1st Kingfisher model) c.1901-1903 – UNCOMMON to SCARCE – 1cc

 

Kingfisher Model 2 (sprung) – “Ball” Lever Hook (previously thought to be the 1st Kingfisher model) c.1901-1903 – UNCOMMON to SCARCE – 1dd

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