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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Rare General Grant Torpedo Spring Hook

Starting Bid :$250.00
Number of bids: 13
Sold at Ebay Auction for :$950.00


Very Rare General Grant a.k.a Torpedo Hook. Patent #54,251 on April 24, 1866 by Job Johnson and Hezekiah Howarth of Brooklyn, NY, spring steel wire, designed so that when the fish struck, a spear point would release into the head. Measuring a mere 2 1/4" x 1 5/8".

This is a tough hook to be $hooked$... But it a unique hook for Spring hooks collectors.

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