Object number
68/94
Description
This is garden hook, used for weeding. This item was excavated from Froxfield, Hampshire, and is thought to have been from the medieval era.
Physical description
1 hook: metal; poor condition: very worn, probably quite old
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ cards - ‘HOOK // Cultivating weeding // Excavated at Froxfield, Hants // Date Medieval ? // B. T. Perry, Dept Geography, Reading University // Notes: Very small hook, consisting of narrow rect. Sect. shaft which curves round and widens into a flat blade.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8956.tif - High resolution image
