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68/94
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is garden hook, used for weeding. This item was excavated from Froxfield, Hampshire, and is thought to have been from the medieval era.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 hook: metal; poor condition: very worn, probably quite old
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
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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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8956.tif - High resolution image
