Object number
61/145
Description
Two such handles were used together round a case or basket, enabling it to be carried by the handle. Used in Wolsingham, County Durham.
This is a small iron handle. Two such handles were often used together - straps pass through the loops at either end and are bound round a case or basket, enabling it to be carried by the handle. It was used in Wolsingham, County Durham.
Physical description
handle: iron
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'HANDLE // From Walsingham, Co. Durham. // [pencil sketch] // Iron // Two of these handles are often used together - straps pass through the loops at either end and are bound round a case or nesting wicker basket. The case or basket can then be carried by the handle.'
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