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CROOK, HAY

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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BALE OR HAY HOOK
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1940
Materials
IRON, WOOD
Catalogue Number
P19990079001
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Material Type
Artifact
Other Name
BALE OR HAY HOOK
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1940
Materials
IRON, WOOD
No. Pieces
1
Height
10.6
Length
25.4
Width
12.0
Description
HORIZONTAL, ROUND WOODEN HANDLE. HANDLE IS QUITE WORN. HANDLE IS ATTACHED TO A ROD OF IRON ON ONE SIDE. THE ROD IS BENT SO THAT SHAFT AND HOOK ARE OPPOSITE CENTRE OF HANDLE. THERE IS AN IRON CAP ON ONE SIDE OF HANDLE. SURFACE CORROSION THROUGHOUT.
Subjects
AGRICULTURAL T&E
Historical Association
AGRICULTURE
History
ARTIFACT USED TO EASE THE HANDLING OF STRAW OR HAY BALES. DONOR BEGAN A COLLECTION VIA GARAGE SALES, FINDING PIECES, ETCETERA, OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. HE KEPT TWO OTHER HOOKS AND DONATED FOUR TO MUSEUM (P19990079001-4-GA). DONOR HAS LIVED IN LETHBRIDGE SINCE 1958. HE OWNED THE BUSINESS, GASOLINE ALLEY, IN LETHBRIDGE FROM 1976 TO 1991. RELATED CATALOGUE NUMBERS P19990079002-4-GA.
Catalogue Number
P19990079001
Acquisition Date
1999-12
Collection
Museum
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