Name/TitleBeet/Root hook

About this objectThis hook was used by Robert Challis at Chedburgh Forge in the late 19th/ early 20th Century. It is of the straight-bladed type. The blade is secured by driving a tang through the handle and bending it over.

Medium and MaterialsMade of iron with an ash handle

Inscription and MarksThe blade is stamped with the letter 'C' over 'T S' in a box.

MeasurementsBlade (with hook measured round curve): 11 inches x 1 3/8 inches
Hook projecting 1 3/4 inches
Handle (including ferrule): 5 1/2 inches
Ferrule: 1/8 inch

Object numberSTMEA:A.3696

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)