Object number
68/4
Description
Yokes were used for carrying buckets, most commonly in the dairy. From the sitting tenant John Ramfolton on the Hicks- Beich Estate in 1909.
Yokes like this were used for carrying buckets about the farms, most commonly in the dairy. The yoke was carried on the shoulders and the buckets hung on the chains at either end. The arched cut out shape in the wooden body fits around the carrier's neck, and the chain attachments are fixed so that the one on the left projects forwards and that on the right backwards.The farm from which the yoke came was part of the Hicks- Beich Estate who sold the farm to the sitting tenant John Ramfolton, owner of the yoke, in 1909. A. B. Alexander bought the farm in 1945 found the yoke there. He confirmed with Ramfolton’s widow that it had been used on the farm.
Physical description
1 yoke: wood, metal
Archival history
MERL Recording form - ‘Name of Object: YOKE // Name and Address: Dr Alfred B. Alexander, Tadley, Basingstoke, Hants // 17th Nov 1967 // When was it used: Probably from c. 1900-1939 // Where was it used: At Church Brook Farm, Tadley // From what material is the object made: Wood Ash // Is it corroded or broken or damaged in any way: One leather strap and hook missing // Has it any unusual characteristics: Yoke of unusual style and …of wood over the shoulder. Looks as if it was made by one of the underwood workers of the Tadley area. // [pen drawing] The farm from which the yoke came was part of the Hicks- Beich Estate who sold the farm to the sitting tenant John Ramfolton, owner of the yoke, in 1909. A. B. Alexander bought the farm in 1945 found the yoke there. He confirmed with Ramfolton’s widow that it had been used on the farm.’
Production place
Tadley
Production date
1909 - 1939
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Material
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