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Fish hook sample board for O Mustad and Sons

South Australian Maritime Museum

South Australian Maritime Museum
Port Adelaide, Australia

This is an attractive example of company sample boards used to promote fishing tackle to recreational anglers.

It contains metal and alloy hooks on printed card panel in a timber case with a glass cover. Key brand fish hooks list measurements for each type of hook.

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  • Title: Fish hook sample board for O Mustad and Sons
  • Provenance: This fish hook sample board was issued by O Mustad and Sons. Their fish hooks were imported into Australia from the 1940s and were particularly popular with game fishers. O Mustad and Sons had its origins in a small company manufacturing metal hardware in Vardal, Norway in 1832. In 1877 the descendants of the founder refined and industrialized the manufacture of fish hooks, soon becoming a global market leader. Mustad employee Mathias Topp invented the first automatic fish hook machine with steel wire fed in one end and hooks emerging from the other.
  • Subject Keywords: fishing, Sport
  • Rights: History Trust of South Australia, CC-0, photographer: Kylie Macey
South Australian Maritime Museum

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