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51/1194/1-2
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is an adjustable wrought iron meat hook for suspending meat in front of a fire for roasting. The height was adjusted by the hook and eye mechanism. It dates from the eighteenth century.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 meat hook: metal (wrought iron)
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is an adjustable meat hook for suspending meat in front of the roasting fire. The height of the hook could be regulated on the hook and eye principle over a range of 6 inches up or down. // It is made of wrought iron and when fully extended measures 20 inches.', No Victoria & Albert Museum No. recorded.
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Eighteenth century
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35 series negatives\Scans\35_598.tif - High resolution image