What is Charles Kirby?
'''Charles Kirby''' was a British inventor known for refining the manufacture of the [[fishing hook]] during the 1650s. Most notably, he created a hook that was named after him, the [[Fishing hook|Kirby bend]], popular in fish hooks used around the world. The hook design is shaped to have a point that is offset. Hook makers using Kirby's design went on to build manufacturing plants in [[Redditch]] more than seven decades later. [[Category:British inventors]] {{bio-stub}}