Hook

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Illustrations:

Period

Siebmacher	Siebmacher	Scheibler,	Siebmacher,
Siebmacher 1605, plate 66, pothooks	Siebmacher 1605, Plate 180, Kettle-iron aka pot-hook aka hanger	Scheibler, BSB312 f77, hayhooks	Siebmacher, plate 226, hay hooks

Modern

Pictorial Dictionary of SCA Heraldry (3rd edition):

• Fishhook
• Hook

For related charges, see anchor, grappling iron. See also crampon, staple.

Vector Graphics:

Book of Traceable Heraldic Art

Parker's Heraldry:

Hook: it will, perhaps, be better to group under one head the chief varieties of hooks, though they are used for various purposes. They may be enumerated as follows:

• Boat-hook: this occurs in but one coat of arms.
  • Or, an annulet beset with three boat-hooks in triangle sable–BROBACH.

[330a.png] Sable, a chevron between three fish-hooks argent–MEDVILLE.

• Fish-hook: this occurs in at least two coats of arms, and the cross hameçon, (see Cross, §22), is supposed to have its termination in the form of fish hooks.
  • Argent, a fesse sable between three fish-hooks gules–PENKERCH, co. Lincoln; also BOSDON.

[Flesh-hooks.]

• Flesh-hook: a fork for the purpose of taking meat from the cauldron. The first figure is perhaps the more correct in form. The second figure is sometimes erroneously blazoned a Pike-staff.
  • Argent, three flesh-hooks(fig. 2) sable, two and one–WALLEY.
  • Argent, a fesse between three flesh-hooks sable–PENKERIDGE.

[KETTLER.]

• Pot-hooks, which appear to be the same as the hangers are borne only by German families; at least no example with a true English name has been observed. One of the forms it takes is given in the margin.
  • Argent, a hanger, or kettle-iron, expanded gules–KETTLER.
  • Argent, a double-hooked hanger closed in pale sable–ZERTSCHEN.

• Rope-hook: this occur in but one coat of arms.
  • Argent, a chevron azure between three rope-hooks sable–ROPE-MAKERS’ Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

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• Tenter-hook: two forms of this charge occur, as shewn in the margin.
  • Sable three tenter-hooks argent–CLARKE, or CLERKES.
  • Argent, three tenter-hooks sable–CLARK.
  • Argent, a fesse between three tenter-hooks sable–PENERECHE.
  • Argent, two tenter-hooks[elsewhere harts' horns] in saltire sable–LACHAULT.

• Thatcher’s-hook: this appears to be borne by two branches of the family of CHOWNE, according to the blazon. But the drawing is so vague, that they have been blazoned in one case as stag’s attires.
  • Gules, three thatcher’s hooks in fesse argent–CHOWNE, Kent.
  • Sable, three thatcher’s hooks in pale argent–CHOWNE, Berks.

See also Sickle called sometimes a pruning-hook; Horsepicker, called erroneously a hay-hook. The shave-hook is given under Plumbers’ implements.

Precedents:

Precedents of the SCA College of Arms - http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/precedents.html
Morsulus Heralds Website - http://www.morsulus.org/ (to search the LoARs and Precedents)
Use the above links to be sure any precedents listed below haven't been superseded by newer precedents.

Definition:

(includes defaults, proper tinctures, blazoning)

Registerability:

(Restricted, Reserved, SFPP, OOP)

Collected Precedents:

• 2nd Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (April 2011 - August 2011) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 1st Tenure of Elisabeth de Rossignol (May 2005 - July 2008) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 2nd Tenure of François la Flamme (October 2004 - May 2005) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Shauna of Carrick Point (May 2004 - August 2004) - Collected Armory Precedents
• 1st Tenure of François la Flamme (August 2001 - April 2004) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Elsbeth Anne Roth (June 1999 - July 2001) - Collected Armory Precedents
• The Tenure of Jaelle of Armida (June 1996 - June 1999) - Single HTML Document
• 2nd Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (November 1993 - June 1996) -
  • the 1st part (Nov 1993 - June 1994) and
  • the 2nd part (July 1994 - June 1996)
• The Tenure of Bruce Draconarius of Mistholme (June 1992 - October 1993) - Collected precedents
• 1st Tenure of Da'ud ibn Auda (June 1990 - June 1992) -
  • the 1st year (June 1990 - June 1991) and
  • the 2nd year (July 1991 - June 1992)
• The Tenure of Alisoun MacCoul of Elphane (September 1986 - June 1990) - Collected Precedents
• The Tenure of Baldwin of Erebor (August 1984 - August 1986) - Single HTML Document
• The Tenure of Wilhelm von Schlüssel (August 1979 - August 1984) - Collected Precedents
• The Tenure of Karina of the Far West (December 1975 - June 1979) - Collected Precedents
• The Early Days (June 1971 - June 1975) - Collected Precedents

The Ordinary:

(includes pruning hook, reaping hook)

• [Hook]