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A measuring hook, for use in forestry. It consists of a wooden handle, carved with the letters or numerals 'IV', and a flat metal blade which curves slightly at the tip where there is a small hook. It was used to poke tape or string under the mid girth of a felled trunk and hooked up over the top, by which the cubic capacity of the wood could be estimated.

1 measuring hook: wood, metal

Metal, Wood