Port & River — 1700-1775
Hook, dockers forged double bag hook
Double bag hook without wooden handle. Found on the Thames foreshore at Custom Quay House. Docker's double bag hook was used to lift delicate cargoes packed in bags and sacks, such as coffee beans.
- Category:
- Port & River
- Object ID:
- DK88.21/3
- Object name:
- hook, dockers forged double bag hook
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- Production date:
- 1700-1775
- Material:
iron alloy (o)
- Measurements/duration:
- L 147 mm, D 48 mm, H 20 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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