Name/TitlePeg
About this objectOne of 12 wooden clothes pegs with a 'V' cut out of one end and split up the middle. There is a metal ring about half way up around each peg. Used by Mrs Green of Hitcham, Suffolk, in the 1950s-1960s. Believed to have been handmade by Gypsy Travellers from Toilers Green, Hitchin. The daughter of user used to play with the Gypsy Traveller children.
Date Made1950s-1960s
Place MadeHitcham, Suffolk
Place NotesToilers Green
Medium and MaterialsWood and metal
MeasurementsL:147mm
D:20mm
Object Typeclothes peg
Object numberSTMEA:1992-63.3d
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
