Fred Cast Iron Rail Road Hook

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The Fred Cast Iron Rail Road Hook is a cast iron wall hook from Rustic State, cast in the shape of a railroad spike and fixed to the wall through a square mounting plate. The surfa ce is hammered by hand, which is where the vintage look comes from. How big is the Fred railroad hook? The spike runs 7.2 inches from head to tip, and the head measures 1.4 inches across. It sits on a backplate 1.8 inches wide and 2.3 inches tall, with four screw holes. Those plate figures are what the catalogue means when it calls this hook compact. Where does it mount? On a wall, through that plate. A kitchen, a bathroom, an entryway or mudroom, a bedroom, a closet, or a tight spot where a small footprint keeps it out of the way. The product photos show it on a plain wall, on white shiplap in a bathroom, and three in a row along a shiplap entryway. What can it hold? Household things that hang: Mugs, kitchen utensils and hand towels Bath towels and robes Coats, hats and bags Keys, umbrellas and coiled rope Pots, pans, hanging plants and scrubs What comes with the hook? The hook and its mounting hardware. The backplate takes four screws and the listing includes them, so nothing has to be sourced separately before the hook goes up. Does every hook look the same? They do not. Each piece is hammered by hand, so the texture falls differently every time and no hook matches the next exactly. Order a second one months later and it arrives with its own pattern of marks rather than a copy of the first. What else buyers ask about this hook Is it an actual railroad spike? No. It is cast iron shaped after railroad spike hardware — the industrial character is borrowed, not salvaged. How much weight does it hold? No weight rating is published for this hook. The catalogue says only that the cast iron is made to hold substantial weight and to take daily use. Will it work in a bathroom? The product photos show it on a white shiplap bathroom wall holding a hanging waffle-weave robe. No moisture or outdoor rating is published beyond that. What rooms does the look suit? Modern farmhouse and industrial rooms first, and it carries into transitional, traditional and rustic interiors. For the rest of the range, see the cast iron wall hooks collection. Show more