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Hooks Collection

Hooks have a fascinating history, spanning various domains and capturing our attention in unexpected ways

Background imageHooks Collection: Smithfield Market

Smithfield Market
Carcasses hanging from hooks and butchers wearing their traditional white overalls at Smithfield Market, London. Date: 1950s

Background imageHooks Collection: French and English artificial fishing flies

French and English artificial fishing flies. circa 1900

Background imageHooks Collection: Smithfield Market

Smithfield Market
The vast interior of Smithfield meat market, with carcasses hanging from hooks all down the central aisle

Background imageHooks Collection: Fishing Flies (American)

Fishing Flies (American)
Fishing flies Date: 1913

Background imageHooks Collection: Woman Butcher 1920S

Woman Butcher 1920S
A young British female butcher proudly displays her freshly slaughtered pigs, hanging from their hooks. Date: 1920s

Background imageHooks Collection: Dog tapeworm head, SEM

Dog tapeworm head, SEM
Dog tapeworm head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head (scolex) of a dog tapeworm (Taenia pisiformis)

Background imageHooks Collection: The Butchers Shop

The Butchers Shop. A young girl in red dress and bonnet looks at the variety of cuts of meat available at the Butchers Shop

Background imageHooks Collection: Fishing Equipment suitable for the Lake District

Fishing Equipment suitable for the Lake District
Fishing Equipment suitable for use in the Lake District - includes two inset pictures of Derwentwater (upper picture) and Newlands Valley (lower)

Background imageHooks Collection: Painted sign outside of Havana bar advertising drinks and cocktails

Painted sign outside of Havana bar advertising drinks and cocktails, Havana Viejo, Old Havana World Heritage Area, Cuba

Background imageHooks Collection: Sheringham, Norfolk, viewed from Hooks Hill

Sheringham, Norfolk, viewed from Hooks Hill - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageHooks Collection: Goosegrass fruits, SEM

Goosegrass fruits, SEM
Goosegrass fruits. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the hooked fruits of a goosegrass plant (Galium aparine)

Background imageHooks Collection: SEM of a hooks and loops fastener

SEM of a hooks and loops fastener
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)of a hooks and loops fastener. It is a two-sheet material that is used as a reversible fastener on clothing and fabrics

Background imageHooks Collection: Space suits

Space suits hanging in a row from hooks. These space suits, known as Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), have been designed for use during shuttle missions

Background imageHooks Collection: Lourdes - Praying at the Grotto and the Basilica

Lourdes - Praying at the Grotto and the Basilica
Three porters at the Piscines (Baths) - Lourdes, France. These gents were employed to assist the transportation of sick and disabled pilgrims to this site of miraculous healing where water from

Background imageHooks Collection: Beef Carcasees

Beef Carcasees
Butchers removing intestines from cattle carcasses, part of the Argentinian meat (beef) production process. Date: 1930s

Background imageHooks Collection: (Goat) Meat Stall - New Market, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal state, India

(Goat) Meat Stall - New Market, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal state, India. The two gentleman on the right are clearly Muslim and therefore practising Halal Butchery. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHooks Collection: Herculine strongwoman

Herculine strongwoman
Herculine, known as the female Samson as she lifted weights by her hair. Hooks can be seen in this photograph attached to her hair

Background imageHooks Collection: Valentin Dotsev

Valentin Dotsev

Background imageHooks Collection: Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe

Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe, Scottish battle axes used in medieval times, preserved at Edinburgh

Background imageHooks Collection: Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India

Body suspension festival of Mariatal or Chidi Mari, India
Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Background imageHooks Collection: W Heath Robinson - The Lullaby Bed

W Heath Robinson - The Lullaby Bed, to save getting out of bed to rock baby when he is troublesome at night

Background imageHooks Collection: Screen with Rebus of Fortune, ca. 1639. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Screen with Rebus of Fortune, ca. 1639. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Screen with Rebus of Fortune, ca. 1639

Background imageHooks Collection: Three people in a tailors workshop

Three people in a tailors workshop. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHooks Collection: Tailor at work on a garment

Tailor at work on a garment. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageHooks Collection: Thomas Samuel & Sons British needle Mills in Redditch, Worcestershire

Thomas Samuel & Sons British needle Mills in Redditch, Worcestershire. Men making spring steel needles and fish hooks. Date: 1862

Background imageHooks Collection: Two overcoats and a feather duster, hanging from three hooks behind a bedroom door

Two overcoats and a feather duster, hanging from three hooks behind a bedroom door. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Background imageHooks Collection: Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India

Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India
FLO4623796 Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Background imageHooks Collection: A new order of life

A new order of life
Farid Kazamil

Background imageHooks Collection: Ponting Hooks Shoaib

Ponting Hooks Shoaib Pakistan V Australia 20 June 1999 Date: 20 June 1999

Background imageHooks Collection: True Image of a Giant Elephant (Taizo shasei), 1863. Creator: Utagawa Yoshikata

True Image of a Giant Elephant (Taizo shasei), 1863. Creator: Utagawa Yoshikata
True Image of a Giant Elephant (Taizo shasei), 1863

Background imageHooks Collection: Bucket Hooks, c. 1938. Creator: Paul Poffinbarger

Bucket Hooks, c. 1938. Creator: Paul Poffinbarger
Bucket Hooks, c. 1938

Background imageHooks Collection: Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1936. Creator: Hans Korsch

Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1936. Creator: Hans Korsch
Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1936

Background imageHooks Collection: Iron Pot and Pot Hooks, c. 1937. Creator: Charles Goodwin

Iron Pot and Pot Hooks, c. 1937. Creator: Charles Goodwin
Iron Pot and Pot Hooks, c. 1937

Background imageHooks Collection: Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1937. Creator: Hans Korsch

Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1937. Creator: Hans Korsch
Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks, c. 1937

Background imageHooks Collection: Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted... 1756-57

Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted... 1756-57
Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, known today as Capo di Bove, 1756-57

Background imageHooks Collection: George Boulton, trade card (engraving)

George Boulton, trade card (engraving)
610434 George Boulton, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Boulton, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Background imageHooks Collection: Salmon-Fishing in Norway (engraving)

Salmon-Fishing in Norway (engraving)
1041828 Salmon-Fishing in Norway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salmon-Fishing in Norway)

Background imageHooks Collection: Relics of Captain Cook (engraving)

Relics of Captain Cook (engraving)
1046131 Relics of Captain Cook (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Relics of Captain Cook, collected by him during the Voyage of the " Endeavour)

Background imageHooks Collection: The Living Bait (Colour Litho)

The Living Bait (Colour Litho)
2778512 The Living Bait (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The living bait. The islanders of Kishm, in the Persian Gulf)

Background imageHooks Collection: Atlantic mackerel, and fishing methods with line and net

Atlantic mackerel, and fishing methods with line and net
Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 45, and fishermen on a large boat fishing for mackerel with long lines and hooks, and in a small boat with a mackerel net, 18th century

Background imageHooks Collection: Roanoid bakelite curtain rings, flange ends and tassel hook

Roanoid bakelite curtain rings, flange ends and tassel hook
Roanoid Bakelite button curtain rings in five sizes (in dark red), two flange ends for a curtain rod, and a tassel hook (in marbled brown). Date: 1930s

Background imageHooks Collection: Roanoid bakelite hat and coat hook

Roanoid bakelite hat and coat hook in dark red. Date: 1930s

Background imageHooks Collection: Roanoid bakelite wardrobe hooks

Roanoid bakelite wardrobe hooks in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Background imageHooks Collection: Improved Machinery for Deep-Sea Soundings (engraving)

Improved Machinery for Deep-Sea Soundings (engraving)
1612726 Improved Machinery for Deep-Sea Soundings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Improved Machinery for Deep-Sea Soundings)

Background imageHooks Collection: Roman steelyard balance (bronze)

Roman steelyard balance (bronze)
614965 Roman steelyard balance (bronze) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Bilancia Romana ); Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

Background imageHooks Collection: Two tarpon, 1917 (graphite on paper)

Two tarpon, 1917 (graphite on paper)
423910 Two tarpon, 1917 (graphite on paper) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); 25.4x17.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; American, out of copyright

Background imageHooks Collection: Tapeworm (litho)

Tapeworm (litho)
6013440 Tapeworm (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tapeworm. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn



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Hooks have a fascinating history, spanning various domains and capturing our attention in unexpected ways. From the bustling Smithfield Market to the serene lakes of the Lake District, they have played an integral role. In the heart of London's Smithfield Market, butchers skillfully wield their trusty hooks as they prepare cuts of meat with precision and expertise. These they can not only tools but symbols of tradition and craftsmanship that have endured for centuries. Venturing into another realm, we find ourselves immersed in the artistry of fishing flies. Both French and English artificial flies showcase intricate designs that mimic real insects, enticing fish to bite. Whether it be American fishing flies or those found in British waters like the Lake District, these tiny hooks hold great potential for reeling in prized catches. Delving further back in time, a captivating image emerges from the 1920s – a woman butcher confidently wielding her hook amidst rows of hanging meat at The Butchers Shop. Breaking gender stereotypes with her skilled hands and determination, she showcases how they are empower individuals regardless of societal norms. But let us not forget about nature's own use of hooks; even microscopic creatures employ them for survival. A striking SEM image reveals the menacing head of a dog tapeworm hook – a reminder that even on such small scales, these structures serve vital purposes within ecosystems. Beyond practical applications lie more whimsical depictions: painted signs adorning Havana bars entice passersby with promises of refreshing drinks and cocktails served up by skilled mixologists behind counters adorned with gleaming silver hooks. Nature once again takes center stage as goosegrass fruits catch our eye through an SEM lens. Their hooked appendages cleverly latch onto passing animals' fur or clothing—nature's way to ensure seed dispersal far beyond its origin point. Zooming out from microcosms to macrocosms brings us face-to-face with space exploration where astronauts don specialized suits complete with sturdy metal hooks.