51/133

This wrought iron crook has an ash handle and probably came from Sussex – it has the typical end curl of a Sussex crook.

1 crook: metal (wrought iron); wood (ash)

MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/133 // NAME: CROOK // NEG NO.: 60/349 // STORAGE: LOAN.', A note on accession record 51/130 states that 'properly speaking, these are all leg cleeks rather than shepherds crooks. Made by local blacksmiths copying basic shape (e.g. the throat had a gap of 1 old penny width) but with individual design elements.' A comment on this record states 'relatively short of a leg cleek'.

Crook, Leg cleek

Wood, ash, Metal, iron