I am not an academic authority on the evolution of Display Hooks, but I would guess Single-Prong Downturn Safety Hooks where an evolutionary improvement on sharper-ended Straight-Cut Display Hooks. Eventually Safety-Ball End Display Hooks became the standard, at no extra cost to the retailer, I might add. Broadly rounded Safety Loop Hooks are another progression…
Hook Finials are a favorite of mine that and should see far more use than they get for store branding, upgrade of decor, and even hook end safety and anti-sweep / anti-theft. I chose this display to profile because it offered a number of views from distant to closeup, and a Micro Backbar hosting Saddle…
The standard Metal Plate Scan Hook has its front plate level or descending from the hook scan arm. Downward insures the plate does not interfere with the product above, positions the label more directly in from of the facing, and even provides some minimal anti-sweep benefits. When would you choose upward for the metal plate orientation? Inventing…
Casual kitchen curtains are draped to display the color and pattern as a Multi-Hook Bar Previews Curtains. Hook position was fixed, which probably helped insure the display remained neat, organized and not disheveled looking. Oversize ball finials are frontstops to keep the curtains in place. CLICK the thumbnail for a closeup of the bar mount, and…