Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1887
Complete Left, 25th May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 29th June, 1888
I, JOHN EDWIN GOLD of 284 Waterloo Road in the County of Surrey Fishing
tackle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in fish hooks that is hooks used in
and for angling purposes, the object being to form the shank of the hook so as to
assist in retaining the bait and to avoid the friction of the shank end against the
gut at the point where the whipping on of the gut to the shank is effected.
In constructing this hook the barbed point and bend below the shank will be
formed according to any of the accepted or desired patterns and the shank will be
made of length sufficient to form the same to a point and before tempering, this
point is to be turned back at an angle with the shank of about 35 to.45 degrees.
The hooks will be then tempered and set. In binding the hooks to the "gut," the
gut is laid on the inside of the shank and the whipping is laid around the both up to
the backward and outward bend of the pointed end of the shank thus producing a
barb at that point this will serve to retain the bait in position (a worm for instance)
and also prevent the wearing of the gut.
WALTER A. BARLOW,
6, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.,
Agent for Applicant..

page_text: I JOHN EDWIN GOLD of 284 Waterloo Road in the County of Surrey, Fishing
tackle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in fish-hooks the objects being to
prevent the worm or other bait from slipping down on to the bend of the hook
and also to prevent the end of the shank of the hook from fretting the gut, and it
also prevents the whipping of the strand of gut from drawing off the hook.
In carrying out the invention the shank of the hook is turned back so as to form
an angle of about 30° with the shank and the line. This turned back portion may
be sharpened and barbed.
According to a modification, there may be made in the stem of the shank of the
hook, between the bent portion and the "bend" of the hook, an eye through which
the end of the strand of gut will be passed before the whipping is done so more
securely holding the gut and whipping from drawing off.
Hooks of all sizes may be so made either for large hooks such as for "
fishing," or for using gentils, or paste.
worm-
For hooks for flies this improvement will prevent the lashing of the gut, particularly
in the "back-cast."
The bent back portion of the shank of the hook will form a point which when the
bait is put on the hook will retain that portion of the bait which is passed beyond it
well over the hook completely hiding the same from observation. It will be seen from
the foregoing, that this construction of hook is different both in operation and make
from the flattened end of the shank of "sea-fish-hook."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim
Firstly. In fish-hooks the bent back sharpened retaining piece of the shank of the
hook as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Secondly. In combination with the bent back end of fish hook shank an eye in the
shank for reception of the end of the gut, before the whipping is applied.
Dotad 25th M, 1900
WALTER A. BARLOW,
7, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.,
Agent for J. E. Gold.