Name/TitleTraveller's carrying stick
About this objectThe handle is curved to fit over the shoulder, and was used by travellers to carry packs over their shoulders. This example was found in Pluck's haberdashery shop in Stowmarket.
Probably the stick mentioned in George Ewart Evans', "The Farm and the Village", p.132.
Medium and MaterialsHandle: ash
Carrying hook: steel
MeasurementsOverall length: 670 mm
Overall width: 40 mm
Diameter: 15 mm
Hook length: 150 mm
Hook width: 30 mm
Object Typeyoke
Object numberSTMEA:A.2825
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
