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64/208
Description
A mule is a tool on which lobster pots and stores are made. Purchased from A. Hutchings & Sons of Beesands, Devon.
A mule is a tool on which lobster pots and stores are made. It is a mushroom-shaped wooden object with rings of holes of different sizes in the circular top and long cords which pass through holes at the end of the post. This one was purchased from A. Hutchings and Sons of Beesands, Devon, who made lobster pots and stores.
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue of baskets' form – 'NAME: MULE // Acc. No.: 64/208 // Group: CRAFTS. WOOD BASKETS // Neg. no.: 60/7176 // Place of origin: used: Devon. Beesands // Period in use: 1950s & early 1960s. // DESCRIPTION // Materials: Wood with green cords // User: A. Hutchings & Sons // Shape and construction: A mushroom shaped wooden object with rings of holes of different sizes in the circular top & two long cords passing through holes at the end of the post. It revolves. // Dimensions: 34 1/4” high. 11” diam. base. // Use: For the construction of lobster pots & stores // Dialect names: Stand. auth. Hampshire (Mudeford) fishermen // Distribution: // Additional notes:'
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