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An iron timber hook, with a hammer at one end. It was used for handling and moving timber. It came originally from Chardstock in Devon.

1 timber hook: metal (iron); fair condition- rather worn

MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 5 March 2014 – The Burne-Jones collection of thatching and other tools was put together by the donor while living in Membury, Devon, some time prior to 1966. She had planned to open a private museum. The tools came from the workshop of Mr Spiller, a thatcher from Yarcombe, Devon, and were in regular use until his death in 1962. He had thatched in the area his whole life, and his widow passed on his tools. By 1966 the donor had moved to Oxfordshire and no longer had room for the Collection so donated it to MERL., MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ – ‘TIMBER HOOK // 66/330 // CRAFTS Wood // ... // Originally donated by Mr W. R. Chubb, Whitehouse, Chardstock, Devon. // [pencil drawing] // Metal – Iron. // Probably used by point A being hammered into log with point B being used as hook for dragging or hanging log.’